THOMPSON v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

No. 50374.

300 N.W.2d 763 (1980)

Martin A. THOMPSON, Appellant, v. The CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Fitzgerald, Jr., Richard G. Day, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Robert J. Alfton, City Atty., and Jerome R. Jallo, Asst. City Atty., Minneapolis, for respondents.

Considered and decided by the court en banc.


SHERAN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant Martin A. Thompson brings this appeal, challenging the adverse decision of the Hennepin County District Court on cross-motions for a summary judgment.1 Appellant had asked the district court for a judgment that a Minneapolis Civil Service Commission rule, under which he was disciplined for making three statements published in a newspaper, was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.

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