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081344P.pdf 11/03/2008 Heritage Constructors v. City of Greenwood
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 08-1344
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Ft. Smith
[PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Murphy and Bowman, Circuit Judges]
Civil Rights - retaliation. Government contractor's exercise of right to
petition by initiating arbitration must be a matter of public concern to
be protected under the First Amendment. Because contractor did not allege
its prior arbitration was a matter of public concern, the district court's
grant of summary judgment to the city on the First Amendment retaliation
claim is affirmed.