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Tag: Free Speech
Point of Law
Know the Limits of Your First Amendment Rights
Law enforcement officers can be disciplined for speaking their minds. Here's a primer on how the First Amendment covers and doesn't cover you on the job.
April 24, 2020
Training
How To Understand First Amendment Rights for Public Employees
As a law enforcement officer, what can you say without negatively affecting yourself and your agency?
December 4, 2017
Patrol
Man Sues Ohio City for Arresting Him Over Parody Police Facebook Page
A man charged with and acquitted of a felony for creating a Facebook page that parodied a suburban Cleveland police department is suing the city, saying it violated his right to free speech
October 11, 2017
Patrol
You Have the Right to Remain Vocal
When the Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution, they didn't exclude law enforcement officers from the right to free speech. So we do not have to remain silent while the fringe voices a cacophony of anti-police rhetoric.
April 8, 2016
Patrol
Do You Have a Personal Life?
Cops are being punished for activities that they participated in while off duty and while not identifying themselves as officers. So one has to ask the questions: What is an officer permitted to do off duty? Where are the red lines? And at what point do officers lose their First Amendment rights?
November 1, 2012
Patrol
Civil Liability and Protected Speech
You must act with considerable discipline and restraint when loudmouths try to demean and upset you with offensive language and gestures.
June 30, 2008
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