In re: Christian Fenico, et al v. City of Philadelphia

  1. October 29, 2024

    Philly Cops Lose Free Speech Suit Over Facebook Posts

    A group of active and former Philadelphia Police Department officers disciplined for inflammatory Facebook activity have lost their First Amendment lawsuit against the city, with a Pennsylvania federal judge ruling Tuesday that the city had the right to terminate officers for making racist, violent and otherwise offensive posts.

  2. June 08, 2023

    3rd Circ. Revives Philly Police Officers' Free Speech Suit

    The Third Circuit reopened a suit Thursday alleging the city of Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it disciplined 12 police officers over racist and violent posts made on private Facebook accounts, ruling the district court was too quick to toss the suit.

  3. December 14, 2022

    3rd Circ. Considers Philly Officers' Free Speech Rights

    In a case involving Philadelphia police officers disciplined for racist and violent social media posts, the Third Circuit on Wednesday considered whether police officers forfeit their free speech rights when they put on the badge.

  4. December 01, 2022

    3rd Circ. Preview: Arbitration Under The Tree In December

    The Third Circuit's December calendar sees the court tackling issues over arbitrability in class actions involving a well-known electronics company and a prominent payroll services firm, with Samsung striving to resolve a consumer litigation stemming from smart TVs through arbitration and ADP employees seeking to keep their retirement plan dispute in court.

  5. June 06, 2022

    Philly Cops Want 3rd Circ. Revival Of Free Speech Case

    Eleven Philadelphia police officers disciplined over prejudiced and violent social media posts asked the Third Circuit on Monday to revive their free speech suit, arguing that a district court was too quick to determine the posts were disruptive to the workplace.

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