Court Enjoins County Employer from Enforcing a “No Political Activity” Policy on its Employees

In Allen v. Bartholomew County Court Services, et al., the County employer had a policy that prohibited its employees from engaging in “political activity” on their own time. The plaintiff, represented by David Vlink and Bill Groth, challenged the policy as violating the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

            The Court granted the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction and ordered the County employer to stop enforcing the policy. The Court found that the policy prohibited a substantial amount of constitutionally protected conduct and was unconstitutionally vague because persons of ordinary intelligence would have to guess at what is meant by “political activity.”

            The Court’s decision can be found here.