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__**The Court's Decision**__ -The District Court found in favor of Myers, stating that the questionnaire involved maters of public concern.

-Connick appealed to the Fifth Circuit court who ruled unanimously in favor of Myers.

-Connick appealed to the Supreme Court. They ruled that Connick believed her actions were detrimental to the workplace, therefore the issue of public concern was outweighed.

-The Supreme court also found that the only question dealing with public concern was the question regarding pressure to campaign. Since this question was mixed along with others not seen as public concern, the questionnaire was not seen as a valid expression of public concern.

-The ruling of the Supreme Court overturned the case by a narrow vote of 5-4.

-This lack of acknowledgement of the questionnaire as public concern was also supported by the fact that it was not delivered in a context or form that the public had access to.