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Sixth Circuit: Jail Guard's Criticism of Sheriff was Protected Speech

Loaded on Dec. 27, 2017 by Christopher Zoukis

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff, First Amendment, Guards/Staff. Location: Michigan.

by Christopher Zoukis

Joseph Boulton, a jail guard at the Genesee County, Michigan jail, lost his claim alleging unconstitutional retaliation for protected speech on July 29, 2015.

During union arbitration proceedings, Boulton testified that Sheriff Christopher Swanson had misrepresented the amount of Taser, firearm and CPR training that Sheriff's Office ...

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