Describe at least two other times since the Pickering decision in which the Supreme Court revisited the ruling. What were the outcomes?

Answer 1

In 1983, in Connick v. Myers, Ms. Myers had distributed a questionnaire at her place of employment. The circular not only addressed internal matters, but also matters of legitimate public concern, including pressure put on employees to work on political campaigns. The Connick court determined that the questionnaire had just enough public interest to be examined under the Pickering test, although a statement limited to internal matters would not be. Myers lost the case since the court demonstrated that her questionnaire interfered with working relationships in the workplace.
In 2006, Richard Ceballos, a deputy district attorney, supervised other lawyers in the DA's office. A defense attorney contacted Ceballos to tell him he would be challenging a search warrant because the warrant was based on "inaccuracies" in the supporting affidavit. Ceballos agreed to investigate. When he arrived at the scene in question, a "long driveway" was a separate road. Ceballos told his supervisors that the case should be dismissed because of the obvious misrepresentations in the affidavit. Ceballos was later reprimanded for this behavior, which in turn lead to retaliations, reassignments, transfers, and denied promotion. He sued, claiming those actions violated his First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court Justices were divided in their opinions.