Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Loudermill Argument and Upholds Termination of Police Officer Fired for Racist Facebook Posts About NBA Players

By Jim Cline and Peter Haller

In Andrade v City of Milwaukee, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruled that a police officer fired for making racist comments on Facebook was not entitled to getting his job back because of an alleged pre-termination due process violation. The Court reasoned that the officer was entitled to notice of the charges against him, but not to all the information related to factors involved in determining the level of discipline imposed.

[Read more…]