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Justices Rule First Amendment Protects Officer Demoted in Misunderstanding

When a New Jersey police officer was mistakenly accused of political activity and demoted, he was still protected by the First Amendment, the Supreme Court decided. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: First Amendment (US Constitution)

Topics: Amendment, First, decided, Court, Supreme, protected, still, demoted, activity, political, accused, mistakenly, officer, police, Jersey, Misunderstanding, Demoted, Officer, Protects, Justices

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/us/supreme-court-first-amendment-police-officer-demoted.html?partner=rss&emc=rss