context: One of the acts of expression for which Plaintiff was disciplined was his distribution of the sexual harassment Complaint lodged against him. Regarding the content of the Complaint, it is well-settled that allegations of sexual harassment, like allegations of racial harassment, are matters of public concern.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 973 F.2d 1263, 1269
citation_a.parenthetical: finding that "reports of sexual harassment perpetrated on [the plaintiff] and other women at [the University of Texas Health Center]--is of great public concern"
citation_a.sentence: See Connick, 461 U.S. at 146, 103 S.Ct. 1684 (noting that “it is clear that ... statements concerning the school district’s allegedly racially discriminatory policies involved a matter of public concern”) (citing Givhan v. W. Line Consol. Sch. Dist., 439 U.S. 410, 415-16, 99 S.Ct. 693, 58 L.Ed.2d 619 (1979)); Wilson v. UT Health Ctr., 973 F.2d 1263, 1269 (5th Cir.1992) (finding that “reports of sexual harassment perpetrated on [the plaintiff] and other women at [the University of Texas Health Center]—is of great public concern”); see also Perry v. McGinnis, 209 F.3d 597, 608 (6th Cir.2000) (finding that because the plaintiffs complaint was for race discrimination, it inherently involved a matter of public concern).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 209 F.3d 597, 608
citation_b.parenthetical: finding that because the plaintiffs complaint was for race discrimination, it inherently involved a matter of public concern
citation_b.sentence: See Connick, 461 U.S. at 146, 103 S.Ct. 1684 (noting that “it is clear that ... statements concerning the school district’s allegedly racially discriminatory policies involved a matter of public concern”) (citing Givhan v. W. Line Consol. Sch. Dist., 439 U.S. 410, 415-16, 99 S.Ct. 693, 58 L.Ed.2d 619 (1979)); Wilson v. UT Health Ctr., 973 F.2d 1263, 1269 (5th Cir.1992) (finding that “reports of sexual harassment perpetrated on [the plaintiff] and other women at [the University of Texas Health Center]—is of great public concern”); see also Perry v. McGinnis, 209 F.3d 597, 608 (6th Cir.2000) (finding that because the plaintiffs complaint was for race discrimination, it inherently involved a matter of public concern).