(DOWNLOAD) "Mekss v. Wyoming Girls School" by Supreme Court of the United States # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Mekss v. Wyoming Girls School
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 12, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 95 KB
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This appeal involves the delicate balance between a governmental employees right of free speech and the authority of government officials to manage their offices. The court must decide whether the appellant, Regina Mekss (Mekss), was discharged unlawfully from her position as a bookkeeper at the Wyoming Girls School (School) - Page 187 because of the exercise of her right of free speech, or whether she was discharged lawfully for conduct that was not protected. After she was discharged by the School, Mekss appealed to the Personnel Review Board. The Personnel Review Board approved the discharge as lawful, but it ordered that Mekss be paid her salary and benefits for five months, a period that coincides with the time during which the review was pending. Mekss then appealed to the district court, and the School filed a cross-appeal. The district court affirmed the action of the Personnel Review Board with respect to the discharge, but reversed the award of five months pay and benefit. In her appeal to this court, Mekss seeks reversal so that she will be reinstated and also will receive the back pay. We affirm the order of the district court with respect to the affirmance of the action of the Personnel Review Board in approving the discharge. We reverse that portion of the order of the district court that reversed the award of back pay on the ground that the district court had no jurisdiction because the School had no right to take its cross-appeal from the decision of the Personnel Review Board.