Firing a state employee in retaliation for his wife's lawsuit against the Attorney General is actionable under the First Amendment, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. The appeals court found that Alan Adler can proceed with his claim that he was fired from his job as deputy counsel at a state mental health agency because his wife, Sue H.R. Adler, was suing then-Attorney General Dennis Vacco over her own dismissal.
July 21, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Firing a state employee in retaliation for his wife’s lawsuit against the Attorney General is actionable under the First Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled.
The Second Circuit found that Alan Adler can proceed with his claim that he was fired from his job as deputy counsel at a state mental health agency because his wife, Sue H.R. Adler, was suing then-Attorney General Dennis Vacco for her own dismissal.
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