Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
This note focuses on the role of the first amendment in patronage dismissals and analyzes the implications of the Court's modification of the Elrod decision. It will focus on two aspects of the Branti decision. First, the role of the first amendment and its applicability to patronage dismissals will be examined. Second, the Court's modification of the Elrod decision will be analyzed in light of the new standard adopted by the Court.
First Page
103
Last Page
118
Publication Date
11-1-1980
Department
College of Law
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Ward, Diane E.
(1980)
"Branti v. Finkel: A Fresh Look at the Spoils System,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Suggested Citation
Diane E. Ward, Note, Branti v. Finkel: A Fresh Look at the Spoils System, 1 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 103 (1980).
