William J. Benson v. Robert H. Allphin

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1986-04-11

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ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff, a former state employee, alleged in this § 1983 action (1) that the defendant state officials discharged him in retaliation for the exercise of his First Amendment rights and (2) that, after his discharge, the defendants conspired to harass him in violation of his First Amendment rights. The primary questions presented on appeal are (1) whet…

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