Ex-Cop Says Facebook Comments Led To Wrongful Firing

Law360, New York (August 09, 2012, 2:43 PM ET) -- A Greenville, Miss., police officer who was fired after making disparaging comments on Facebook about the city's lack of response to the death of an officer in a neighboring Mississippi town has sued the city and its officers, saying her termination violated her right to free speech.

Greenville Police Department veteran Susan Graziosi has sued the city, its mayor and the chief of police in Mississippi federal court, alleging that their decision to fire her days after she criticized the city for not sending a representative...
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Case Information

Case Title

Graziosi v. City of Greenville, Mississippi et al

Court

Mississippi Northern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Case Number

4:12-cv-00068

Judge

Michael P. Mills

Date Filed

July 24, 2012

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