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F.O.P. LODGE NO. 121 v. CITY OF HOBART

No. 88-1001.

864 F.2d 551 (1988)

FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE HOBART LODGE # 121, INC., James Richards, and George Luke, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF HOBART, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Myers, III, P.C., Crown Point, Ind., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Nick Katich, Lucas, Holcomb & Medrea, Merrillville, Ind., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, POSNER, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to decide a difficult and important question of free speech. Because the case was dismissed on the pleadings, we take as true the facts stated in the complaint. On May 5, 1987, the City of Hobart, Indiana, held its Democratic primary election. The mayor and several members of the city council were defeated. Many of the city's police had worked for the opposition during the primary campaign, and the lame-duck mayor and...

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