First Amendment retaliation claims brought by former deputy sheriffs for the Christian County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri after the newly-elected sheriff either demoted or fired the deputies because they publicly supported his political opponent in the election were properly dismissed, the Eighth Circuit affirmed. The deputies claimed they held positions which don’t require political loyalty and that the district court disregarded Missouri law that protects their right to engage in political activity. A deputy sheriff is a policy-making position under Missouri law for which political loyalty may be demanded, the court said, and sheriffs in Missouri are liable for their ...
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