Pappas v. Giuliani
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Pappas v. Giuliani, 290 F.3d 143 (2002), was a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was not violated when a police officer was fired for mailing out racially offensive political materials from his home.
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Pappas v. Giuliani | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Full case name | Thomas Pappas v. Rudy Giuliani & Howard Safir |
Citation(s) | 118 F. Supp. 2d 443, 445 (S.D.N.Y. 2000), 290 F.3d 143 (2d Cir. 2002) |
Case history | |
Prior history | S.D.N.Y. Index No. 00 Civ. 0320 |
Subsequent history | U.S. Supreme Court, Docket No. 02-1441 (denied the petition) |
Holding | |
The New York Police Department did not violate Pappas' First Amendment rights by terminating his employment after he anonymously spread bigoted and racist speech in violation of department regulations. | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Sotomayor, Leval, McMahon |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Leval, joined by McMahon |
Concurrence | McMahon |
Dissent | Sotomayor |
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