Some Of Former Police Chief’s Free Speech Claims Reinstated By 3rd Circuit

Mealey's (May 9, 2019, 8:12 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 11 partially reinstated free speech retaliation claims by a former New Jersey police chief, finding that political support for a mayoral candidate, filing his lawsuit and testifying in another worker’s lawsuit could all be considered protected speech (Anthony P. Falco v. Dawn Zimmer, et al., No. 17-3396, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 10744)....