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WEAVER v. CHAVEZ

No. 04-2110.

458 F.3d 1096 (2006)

Karen Howden WEAVER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Martin CHAVEZ; City of Albuquerque, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 10, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs: J. Douglas Foster, Foster, Johnson, McDonald, Lucero, Koinis, LLP, Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Deborah D. Wells, Kennedy, Moulton & Wells, P.C., for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EBEL, McCONNELL, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Karen Howden Weaver claimed she was discharged from her employment with the Albuquerque City Attorney's Office in violation of her rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. In particular, she alleged retaliatory discharge for her political support of an opponent of the mayor, and for her speech criticizing what she perceived to be patronage hiring in the City Attorney's Office.1 A federal jury rejected...

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