Assignment 1:
Spring 2018
Privacy Assignment
The cases of Hernandez and Quon both concern claims of privacy in the workplace. For each case:
a. What circumstances prompted the claim?
b. What was the employee's cause of action based upon?
b. How did the court analyze the claim?
c. How and why did the court rule?
(In other words provide a brief review of each case)
Assignment 2:
(Freedom of Expression)
Spring 2018
Michael Polsan
1. From the Rankin case what is the threshold question to be decided when a public employee maintains that their 1st Amendment rights have been violated? According to Pickering (referenced within) how are the employer's rights balanced against the employee's rights in these matters?
2. How did the court use this Pickering balancing in the Garcetti case? Which aspect proved to be the most problematic for the employee?
3. Review and discuss the three 1 page articles on "Academic Freedom Following Garcetti" by Jason Walta of the NEA. What are some of the issues surrounding this ruling and ways in which the Garcetti case may impact employment in academia?