The opinion of the Court was delivered by COLEMAN, J. The issue raised in this appeal is whether the First Amendment prevents a municipality from disciplining an off-duty firefighter for directing a racial epithet at an on-duty police officer. While James Karins, an off-duty firefighter employed by the City of Atlantic City (“City”), was being interviewed b…
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