KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
We address the question whether the first amendment provides absolute protection to a government employee who uses an official interview to contradict agency policy, in violation of express directions from a superior. The district court found the speech protected. We reverse.
Ronni J. Kotwica challenges a one day suspension from her duties as a recreation supervisor in the Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Tucson. Kotwica...
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