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JEFFRIES v. HARLESTON

No. 92 CIV 4180 (KC).

820 F.Supp. 739 (1993)

Leonard JEFFRIES, Plaintiff, v. Bernard HARLESTON, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

April 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Fleming and Debra Galloway-Haskins, New York City, for plaintiff.

Clement Colucci and Kathie Ann Whipple, Asst. Attys. Gen., New York City, for defendants.

ORDER

CONBOY, District Judge:

As a preliminary matter, the Court must determine whether the speech at issue in this case, Professor Jeffries' July 20, 1991 speech at the Empire State Black Arts and Cultural Festival, is constitutionally protected. Speech is constitutionally protected if its content is a matter of public concern. Speech touches upon matters of public concern when it can "be fairly considered as relating to any matter of political,...

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