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BUSH v. LUCAS

No. 81-469.

462 U.S. 367 (1983)

103 S.Ct. 2404

76 L.Ed.2d 648

BUSH v. LUCAS

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 13, 1983

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Harvey Elrod, Jr., argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Deputy Solicitor General Geller argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General McGrath, David A. Strauss, Barbara L. Herwig, and Wendy M. Keats.*

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner asks us to authorize a new nonstatutory damages remedy for federal employees whose First Amendment rights are violated by their superiors. Because such claims arise out of an employment relationship that is governed by comprehensive procedural and substantive provisions giving meaningful remedies against the United States, we conclude that it would be inappropriate for us to supplement that regulatory...

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