On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 30A01-0905-CV-250.
SULLIVAN, Justice.
A township fire chief terminated a firefighter for sending a private email supporting a political candidate running for township trustee to a small group of citizens because the chief believed the email contained false statements of fact. We find that the email was constitutionally protected speech under the test set forth in Pickering v. Board of Education...
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