(September 8, 2016, 10:43 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Police officials responsible for firing an officer who claims that she was improperly terminated for protected speech are not entitled to qualified immunity, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Aug. 24 (Rebecca Ricciuti v. Garry Gyzenis, et al., No. 12-432, 2nd Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 15556)....