THOMAS v. WHALEN

No. 93-4129.

51 F.3d 1285 (1995)

Harry D. THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence WHALEN and Edward Ammann, Defendants-Appellants, City of Cincinnati, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Hohn (argued and briefed), Cincinnati, OH, for Harry D. Thomas.

James F. McCarthy, III (argued and briefed), Fay D. Dupuis, City Solicitor's Office, Cincinnati, OH, for defendants-appellants.

Before: KEITH, WELLFORD, and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges.


DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.

This case stems from disciplinary action taken by police department officials against a Cincinnati Police Division officer who made several unauthorized public presentations — both oral and written — on behalf of the National Rifle Association, while wearing official insignia and identifying himself as a Cincinnati Police lieutenant. Alleging harassment and retaliation for the exercise of his free speech rights, the lieutenant...

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