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O'HARE TRUCK SERVICE, INC. v. CITY OF NORTHLAKE

No. 95-191.

518 U.S. 712 (1996)

O'HARE TRUCK SERVICE, INC., et al. v. CITY OF NORTHLAKE et al.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided June 28, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Grossman argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Jane M. Whicher, Barbara P. O'Toole, Steven R. Shapiro, Michael P. McGovern, Colleen K. Connell, and Marc O. Beem.

Gary M. Feiereisel argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Frank P. Kasbohm.*

Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J.,and Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined, p. 686.

Justice Kennedy, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Government officials may not discharge public employees for refusing to support a political party or its candidates, unless political affiliation is a reasonably appropriate requirement for the job in question. Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347 (1976); Branti v. Finkel, 445 U.S. 507 (1980). We must decide whether the protections...

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