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Speech critical of superior not always protected by the First Amendment

Speech critical of superior not always protected by the First AmendmentSheppard v Beerman, 822 F.Supp. 931, Affirmed, 317 F.3d 351*If a public employee criticizes his or her superior or supervisor, to what extent are the employee's statements protected by the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech? This was the central issue in the Sheppard case.Brian Sheppard served as Law Clerk to New York

Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on January 11, 2010 (boomark / email).