Opinion ID: 1356584
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Plaintiff's Conduct is Protected by the First Amendment

Text: Plaintiff's allegations that she engaged in public comment at public meetings for Comstock and that she made comments in the press via letters to the editor certainly suffice as protected conduct under the First Amendment. See Leonard v. Robinson, 477 F.3d 347, 357-58 (6th Cir. 2007); see also Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Tp. High School Dist. 205, Will County, Illinois, 391 U.S. 563, 568-573, 88 S.Ct. 1731, 20 L.Ed.2d 811 (1968). Defendants do not contest that Plaintiff's conduct is protected by the First Amendment. Fritz, 2008 WL 5083503 at .