Luz Gonzalez v. Lee County Housing Authority, 161 F.3d 1290 (1998)

Citation: Luz Gonzalez v. Lee County Housing Authority, 161 F.3d 1290 (1998)
Parent Document: Luz Gonzalez v. Lee County Housing Authority, 161 F.3d 1290 (1998)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1998-12-02
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/759590/luz-gonzalez-v-lee-county-housin... ↗

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The Connick Court analyzed each of the questions in the questionnaire separately. Most of the questions were not "of public import in evaluating the performance of the District Attorney as an elected official," 461 U.S. at 148, 103 S.Ct. at 1690, but simply "reflect[ed] one employee's dissatisfaction with a transfer and an attempt to turn that displeasure into a cause celebre," id. at 148, 103 S.Ct. at 1691. The Court, however, held that the question concerning whether assistant district attorneys felt pressured to work in political campaigns did touch upon a matter of public concern in light of: (1) the constitutional guarantees protecting employees from having to work for political candidates not of their own choice; and (2) the "demonstrated interest in this country that government service should depend upon meritorious performance rather than political service." Id. at 149, 103 S.Ct. at 1691.

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