context: Missouri's interest in preserving public confidence in the fact and appearance of the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary was compelling and outweighed the employee's interest in publicly expressing her political preference.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.parenthetical: deputy probation officer may be prohibited from displaying signs expressing opinion in favor of fugitive radicals
citation_a.sentence: Connealy v. Walsh, supra, 412 F.Supp. at 158; see also Phillips v. Adult Probation Dep’t of San Francisco, 491 F.2d 951 (9th Cir.1974) (deputy probation officer may be prohibited from displaying signs expressing opinion in favor of fugitive radicals).
citation_b.signal: but see
citation_b.parenthetical: judicial prohibition against institution of litigation by probation officer invalid because motivated by judge's disapproval of the litigation, not disruption of court practices
citation_b.sentence: But see Abbott v. Thetford, 529 F.2d 695 (5th Cir.1976) (judicial prohibition against institution of litigation by probation officer invalid because motivated by judge’s disapproval of the litigation, not disruption of court practices).