33 Cited authorities

  1. Lane v. Franks

    573 U.S. 228 (2014)   Cited 1,040 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding testimony in criminal proceedings regarding public corruption raised a matter of public concern
  2. Pickering v. Board of Education

    391 U.S. 563 (1968)   Cited 5,641 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Holding teacher's dismissal for criticizing school board unconstitutional
  3. Broadrick v. Oklahoma

    413 U.S. 601 (1973)   Cited 3,425 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Oklahoma may regulate the political activities of its state employees
  4. Anderson v. Celebrezze

    460 U.S. 780 (1983)   Cited 1,501 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Ohio statute requiring independent candidates to file statements of candidacy by March to appear on November ballot was unconstitutional
  5. Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart

    427 U.S. 539 (1976)   Cited 1,421 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the record [was] lacking in evidence to support" a finding that alternative "measures might not be adequate"
  6. United States v. Treasury Employees

    513 U.S. 454 (1995)   Cited 556 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding federal-employee honoraria ban unconstitutional
  7. United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers

    413 U.S. 548 (1973)   Cited 927 times
    Holding that Congress's interest in maintaining an apolitical bureaucracy justified the Hatch Act's restrictions on political activity
  8. Sillman v. Twentieth Century-Fox

    3 N.Y.2d 395 (N.Y. 1957)   Cited 5,960 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding that provision prohibited assignments when the provision stated, in part, that "neither party hereto shall assign this agreement . . . without the prior written consent of the other party," and "that [defendant] shall not be required to recognize any assignments; and that if [defendant] shall receive notice of the existence of any assignment, it shall have the right to withhold payments until the assignment is cancelled or withdrawn"
  9. JMD Holding Corp. v. Congress Financial Corp.

    4 N.Y.3d 373 (N.Y. 2005)   Cited 704 times
    Finding that plaintiff was not entitled to judgment as a matter of law where it failed to present evidence that liquidated damages were grossly disproportionate or that actual damages were capable of precise estimation at the time of the agreement's execution.
  10. Jackler v. Byrne

    658 F.3d 225 (2d Cir. 2011)   Cited 356 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a former police officer's refusal to submit a report with which he disagrees qualifies as protected activity for First Amendment purposes
  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 482,732 times   684 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
  12. Section 7803 - Questions raised

    N.Y. CPLR 7803   Cited 4,901 times
    Listing the “only questions” that may be raised in an Article 78 proceeding