Legal Opinion
Salazar v. Morales
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided June 21, 1995No. 03-94-00336-CVPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
Appellant Ed Salazar sued Texas Attorney General Dan Morales, appellee, for common-law defamation for statements Morales made to the press concerning Salazar’s termination as an assistant attorney general. Morales filed a plea to the jurisdiction based on absolute immunity. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the claim. This appeal presents a single question: Is the Texas Attorney General entitled to absolute immunity from a state-law defamation claim for comments made to reporters concerning the termination of an employee? Concluding that he is, we will affirm the…
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