By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).

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Shooting the Messenger: First Amendment Freedom of Speech and the Public Employee 

February, 2022

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution provides Americans with five basic freedoms: Freedom of speech, press, petition, assembly, and religion.  While all five are certainly important, the freedom of speech—sometimes referred to as the “freedom of expression,” and often recognized as the cornerstone of America’s democracy—is arguably the most cherished of the five. ....