As_______________ , law enforcement officers have their speech protected by the First Amendment only if it is a matter of public concern or unrelated to employment.

Question

As_______________  , law enforcement officers have their speech protected by the First Amendment only if it is a matter of public concern or unrelated to employment.

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The question specifies that it is referring to law enforcement officers as public employees, so the correct choice is C. The speech of public employees is only protected by the First Amendment if it pertains to a matter of public concern or is unrelated to their employment. This is known as the Pickering test, named after the Supreme Court case Pickering v. Board of Education (1968). Therefore, choices A, B, and D are incorrect.

As_______________ , Law Enforcement Officers Have Their Speech Protected by the First