Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit June 20, 2006, 05-3207 (Brenda Mills v. City of Evansville, Indiana)

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

“[W]hen public employees make statements pursuant to their official duties, the employees are not speaking as citizens for First Amendment purposes, and the Constitution does not insulate their communications from employer discipline.”

Garcetti v. Ceballos,

— U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 1951, 1960, 164 L.Ed.2d 689, 701 (2006). That principle resolves this appeal.