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FIRE FIGHTERS ASS'N DIST. OF COLUMBIA v. BARRY

Civ. A. No. 87-3186.

742 F.Supp. 1182 (1990)

FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al. v. Marion S. BARRY, et al.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

July 13, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Levine, Ross, Dixon & Masback, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

George C. Valentine, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., for defendants.

OPINION

JUNE L. GREEN, District Judge.

This case pits two important societal interests against one another: the interest in maintaining an effective and efficient fire department against the free speech interests of allowing government employees to criticize the workings of that department without fear of punishment. The Washington, D.C. Fire Fighters Association and five individual District of Columbia firefighters...

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