The Eleventh Circuit’s brief per curiam opinion in Lane v. Franks held that Edward Lane, an employee at a community college program, had no First Amendment protection for his subpoenaed testimony.  In oral argument, there was little support for that conclusion.  Only one of the four advocates argued for unqualified affirmance, and none of the … Continue reading Argument analysis: How wrong was the Eleventh Circuit about the First Amendment protections for a public employee’s subpoenaed testimony?