Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 7, 1996, No. 95-36086 (Chateaubriand v. Gaspard)

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether state legislators are immune from suit for allegedly firing an employee who opposed performing illegal political campaign activity.

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In 1985 the Washington State Senate Democratic Caucus (the “Caucus”) hired Francisco Chateaubriand as a public information officer in its communications department.