GEE, Circuit Judge: Today we consider what constitutional restraints burden the freedom of a local elected official to reappoint subordinates of his defeated opponent — or to decline to do so. Facts and State Law We reiterate only such facts, set out at length in the panel opinion, 1 as are necessary to…
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