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Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)

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Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)
Parent Document
Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)
Jurisdiction
Montana (state)
Effective Date
2008-12-16

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¶101 Shoemaker’s behavior taken as a whole, although it contains elements of speech, represents precisely the type of action that the Montana Human Rights Act prohibits. At the very least, the settlement agreement that Shoemaker signed in his official capacity precluded this type of craven attack. Denke’s odyssey drives home the old maxim: “You don’t fight City Hall.” United States v. Barker, 942 F.2d 585, 597 (9th Cir. 1991) (Noonan, J., dissenting).