And! The SG's Office has sided with the demoted officer, Heffernan, and against the City of Paterson, N.J.
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Issue: What happens when govt officials retaliate against someone bc of perceived political acts of employee — but the officials are wrong?
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They thought Heffernan was supporting opponent of the current mayor, so demoted him. He wasn't, so the city says it can't be retaliation!
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Heffernan, on the other hand, says the First Amendment should protect him even when he had no intention to make a political statement.
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@chrisgeidner I suppose you could argue that the right to travel is sort of a dormant First Amendment, but…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@theglipper It's intriguing. Both sides are arguing this far more aggressively & personally than I normally see. Condescension normally ...4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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