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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 29 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from J.R. Bryson, Cross-Appellee v. City of Waycross, C.B. Heys, W. Lynn Taylor, Cross-Appellants.

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1 J.R. Bryson, Cross-Appellee v. City of Waycross, C.B. Heys, W. Lynn Taylor, Cross-Appellants Anchor
ca11 · 1989
green “a core concern of the first amendment is the protection of the 'whistle-blower' attempting to expose government corruption.” 14
2 Brent K. Hansen v. John Soldenwagner Raymond Malecki John Puleo, City of Sunrise
ca11 · 1994
green “only in the rarest of cases will reasonable government officials truly know that the termination or discipline of a public employee violated 'clearly established' federal rights.” 10
3 Beckwith v. City of Daytona Beach Shores
ca11 · 1995
green “strong interest in informing the public about policies he believed were dangerous to the city's citizens.” 5

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