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Week 4- Case Study Project

Week 4- Case Study Project

Q What rights under the US Constitution does the protesting officer have? Identify the Amendment and how it applies.by a fellow police officer. What rights does the police department (employer) have limiting the officer’s actions/activities? (Locate a similar event online and cite it) What possible media exposure would result (in your opinion) if the officer was identified and a news article was published? What do you think would be the protesting officer’s perspective be, what do you think the police agencies perspective would be?What is your "opinion/position" on public employee rights concerning political activities and how they should be limited (if at all?)

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The US Constitution has provisions in the First Amendment that allows people to protest. The First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” ("Protests and Marches | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress", n.d.)