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RUTAN v. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ILLINOIS

No. 88-1872.

497 U.S. 62 (1990)

RUTAN ET AL. v. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ILLINOIS ET AL.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided June 21, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Lee Leahy argued the cause for petitioners in No. 88-1872 and respondents in No. 88-2074. With her on the briefs were Michael R. Berz, Cheryl R. Jansen, and Kathryn E. Eisenhart.

Thomas P. Sullivan argued the cause for respondents in No. 88-1872 and petitioners in No. 88-2074. With him on the briefs were Jeffrey D. Colman, Michael J. Hayes, and Roger P. Flahaven.†

JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

To the victor belong only those spoils that may be constitutionally obtained. Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347 (1976), and Branti v. Finkel, 445 U.S. 507 (1980), decided that the First Amendment forbids government officials to discharge or threaten to discharge public employees solely for not being supporters of the political...

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