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ROJAS v. TOWN OF CICERO, ILL.

No. 14-1446.

775 F.3d 906 (2015)

Merced ROJAS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TOWN OF CICERO, ILLINOIS, and Larry Dominick, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 5, 2015.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana L. Kurtz , Attorney, James Vanzant , Attorney, Heidi K. Sleper , Attorney, Kurtz Law Offices, Hinsdale, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Cynthia S. Grandfield , Attorney, K. Austin Zimmer , Attorney, Del Galdo Law Group, LLC, Berwyn, IL, Craig D. Tobin , Attorney, Tomas Petkus , Attorney, Sean M. Sullivan , Attorney, Tobin & Munoz, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before EASTERBROOK, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Merced Rojas contended in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that the Town of Cicero violated the First Amendment by firing him because he supported a political opponent of Larry Dominick, the Town's president. After an eight-day trial, a jury found in Rojas's favor and awarded him $650,000 in damages.

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