Thomas G. Koch v. City of Hutchinson  ·  1988-06-02  ·  Tenth Circuit  ·  4 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 S. Ct. at 284

"[I]n assessing whether the speech touches upon a matter of public concern, it is important not to equate the public's curiosity about a matter with a matter having societal ramifications."

Marathon Finance Co. v. Disharoon  ·  1987-10-13  ·  N.D. Illinois  ·  2 pin-cites  ·  pin 104 S. Ct. at 284

“a factual dispute does not preclude summary judgment unless ... the disputed fact is outcome determinative under the governing law”

Martin R. Bryan v. Warden, Indiana State Reformatory  ·  1987-05-15  ·  Seventh Circuit  ·  pin 464 U.S. at 918

“The parameter of a consensual search like the question of the voluntariness of the consent itself, is an issue of fact____”