Elrod v. Burns
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elrod-v-burns-319-15489693
title:
Elrod v. Burns
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Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347 (1976), is a United States Supreme Court decision regarding political speech of public employees. The Court ruled in this case that public employees may be active members in a political party, but cannot allow patronage to be a deciding factor in work related decisions. The court upheld the decision by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in favor of the respondent.
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1976 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elrod_v._Burns
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2023-09-13T02:09:26Z
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