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HULBERT v. WILHELM

Nos. 96-2417, 96-2537.

120 F.3d 648 (1997)

James HULBERT, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Richard WILHELM et al., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman D. Singleton, White, Welter & Schilling, Eau Claire, WI, Harry R. Hertel (argued), Hertel & Gibbs, Eau Claire, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

Joel L. Aberg (argued), Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, Eau Claire, WI, for Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

In Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138, 103 S.Ct. 1684, 75 L.Ed.2d 708 (1983), the Supreme Court held that public employees do not relinquish all rights to free speech under the First Amendment, even when that speech relates to their employment. Instead, a public employee's speech is constitutionally protected if it would be protected if uttered by a private...

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