Liberté d'expression des salariés en droit américain
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janv.
2008
AN EUROPEAN LOOK TO THE WORKERS' FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN AMERICAN LAW : ‘SEEKING DESPERATELY' THE FIRST AMENDMENT IN THE WORKPLACE Patrick Morvan Professeur (Law Professor) à l’Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris) 1. - According to the First Amendment to the Constitution, "Congress shall make no law (…) abridging the freedom of speech". In case of a violation of this paramount provision, the Civil Rights Act of 1871, Section 1 (42 USC § 1983), grants a cause of action : "Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State (…), subjects, or causes to be...