BOARD OF EDUCATION OF OKLAHOMA CITY

v.

NATIONAL GAY TASK FORCE

Citator

Cited By

• Conaway v. Smith, 853 F.2d 789 (10th Cir. 1988)
  …ee.” Wren v. Spurlock, 798 F. 2d at 1318, (citing Childers v. Independent School Dist. No. 1 of Bryan County, Okla., 676 F. 2d 1338, 1341 (10th Cir.1982); Accord National Gay Task Force v. Board of Educ., 729 F. 2d 1270, 1274 (10th Cir.1984), aff'd, 470 U.S. 903, 105 S.Ct. 1858, 84 L.Ed.2d 776 (1985)). The extent of the government’s burden varies, depending on the nature of the employee’s expression. Speech which involves clear public concern may merit a greater degree of First Amendment protection. Conni…

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• Sergeant Perry Watkins v. United States Army, 875 F.2d 699 (9th Cir. 1989)
  …. 1022, 106 S.Ct. 3337, 92 L.Ed.2d 742 (1986); National Gay Task Force v. Board of Educ., 729 F. 2d 1270, 1273 (10th Cir.1984) (statute at issue proscribes "public homosexual activity” by teachers), aff’d without opinion by an equally divided Court, 470 U.S. 903, 105 S.Ct. 1858, 84 L.Ed.2d 776 (1985). Both of these circuits held that discrimination based on homosexual conduct does not merit heightened scrutiny under the equal protection clause, but neither circuit attempted any serious analysis of the iss…

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• Wren v. Spurlock, 798 F.2d 1313 (10th Cir. 1986)
  …event the disruption of official functions or to insure effective performance by the employee.” Childers, 676 F. 2d at 1341; accord National Gay Task Force v. Board of Education, 729 F. 2d 1270, 1274 (10th Cir.1984), aff'd, — U.S. —, 105 S.Ct. 1858, 84 L.Ed.2d 776 (1985). Here it is undisputed that Spurlock recommended Wren for contract renewal after her first grievance and that the school board refused to accept his later recommendation that she be terminated, which followed the WEA letter and his resulting…