In last week’s CVN, a commentator chided a borough employee for her paid commentary regarding the manager appointment. The quote: “as an employee it’s not your place to publicly criticize how your employer operates.” I disagree.
In Lane v. Franks, the Supreme Court reiterated that public employees do not relinquish their First Amendment rights as a condition of government employment. The Court stated, “there is considerable value…in encouraging, rather than inhibiting, speech by public employees”…