Teresa Chambers worked as the Chief of the United States Park Police from February 10, 2002, to July 9, 2004, when she was removed from her position. The United States Park Police is a component of the National Park Service, which is an agency within the Department of the Interior. In 2003, when the Office of Management and Budget decided against increasing the Park Police budget, Chambers spoke with a reporter from the Washington Post and a staffer for the United States House of Representatives Interior Appropriations Subcommittee.

Chambers was placed on administrative leave when the staffer told her supervisor about the conversation and the Washington Post ran an article attributing several remarks to Chambers.

On December 17, 2003, the supervisor suggested removing Chambers from her position based on six charges of misconduct. The two relevant charges were: (2) making public remarks regarding security on the National Mall, in parks, and on parkways in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan are not enough officials to protect the green areas around Washington, D.C. How do you think the court should rule?