In 1979, Sheriff Robert Kellberg terminated Arline Soderbeck, a bookkeeper in the Sheriff’s Office, allegedly due to her political affiliations. Soderbeck filed a lawsuit claiming violation of her First Amendment rights. The case, Soderbeck v. Burnett County, Wisconsin, resulted in a jury verdict against Kellberg, affirming that the termination was unconstitutional.
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