Bass v. Richards.

• Position: PERSONNEL - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

FREE SPEECH

Bass v. Richards, 308 F.3d 1081 (10th Cir. 2002). A reserve deputy brought a [section] 1983 action against a sheriff and others, alleging he was stripped of his reserve commission because he supported the sheriffs opponent in an election, in violation of his First Amendment speech and association rights. The district court denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity and they appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part, and dismissed the appeal in part. The appeals court held that it was clearly established...