Government
Jun. 20, 2015
When employees speak for the state
A recent 9th Circuit ruling helps delineate the parameters of when and how a state employee can safely blog or tweet on her own time. By Harmeet K. Dhillon and Krista L. Baughman
Online platforms have made sharing one's opinions on the Internet a commonplace practice
among private citizens, including those employed by the government. Thanks to the
recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Naffe v. Frey, 2015 DJDAR 6554 (June 15, 2015), state employees who blog or tweet for personal
reasons on their own time while disclaimi...
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