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GALLI v. NEW JERSEY MEADOWLANDS COMM'N

No. 05-4114.

490 F.3d 265 (2007)

Anne GALLI, Appellant v. NEW JERSEY MEADOWLANDS COMMISSION; Susan Bass Levin, in her official and individual capacities.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: June 20, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Kiernan, Esquire, (Argued), Kiernan & Campbell, Montclair, NJ, for Appellant.

William F. Maderer, Esquire, Sean R. Kelly, Esquire, (Argued), Bryan P. Schroeder, Esquire, Saiber, Schlesinger, Satz & Goldstein, Newark, NJ, for Appellee, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission.

Zulima V. Farber, Attorney General of New Jersey, Michele A. Daitz, Deputy Attorney General, Jane A. Greenfogel, Esquire, (Argued), Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Richard J. Hughes, Justice Complex, Trenton, NJ, for Appellee, Susan Bass Levin.

Before: RENDELL and AMBRO, Circuit Judges BAYLSON, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

An apolitical government employee appeals a grant of summary judgment rejecting her claim that she was fired in violation of her First Amendment rights because she failed to support the administration or political party in power. We hold that First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and association protect government employees who lack a political affiliation from political patronage discrimination. We therefore...

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