The First Amendment protects public employees who testify in court outside the scope of their job responsibilities, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
Lane v. Franks asked the justices to examine their divided 2006 decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos. That decision, often criticized by First Amendment and employment law scholars, held that the First Amendment protects public employees only when they are speaking as citizens on matters of public concern, and not when their statements are rooted in their official job duties.
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