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Elrod v. Burns
No. 74-1520 SCOTUS · Decided SCOTUS
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Patronage dismissals of non-policymaking public employees violate the First Amendment; a new sheriff could not fire staff for party affiliation. Directly on point for loyalty-based purges of the civil service.
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