Lawrence J. Korb v. John F. Lehman, Jr. Everett Pyatt Melvyn R. Paisley, and Carl M. Smith · 919 F.2d 243

stating “[t]he protection of citizens’ right to speak publicly on matters of public concern ... is at the very heart of the First Amendment.”

How later courts described this case

stating “[t]he protection of citizens’ right to speak publicly on matters of public concern ... is at the very heart of the First Amendment.”
stating that we may "affirm on any ground fairly supported by the record"
recognizing Bivens remedy for violation of private employees First Amendment rights
noting this Court may affirm on any ground fairly supported by the record

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

SPROUSE, Circuit Judge,

dissenting:

I respectfully dissent, feeling that the defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity under Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 , 102 S.Ct. 2727 , 73 L.Ed.2d 396 and Anderson v. Creighton, 483 U.S. 635 , 107 S.Ct. 3034 , 97 L.Ed.2d 523 .