Legal Opinion

Davison v. Loudoun County Board of Supervisors

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided July 25, 2017No. 1:16cv932 (JCC/IDD)PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

James C. Cacheris, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

This case, raises important questions about the constitutional limitations applicable to social media accounts maintained by elected officials. Plaintiff pro se Brian C. Davison brings suit against Defendant Phyllis J. Randall, Chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, under 42 U.S.C. § Í983. Plaintiffs‘claims stem from an incident during which Defendant banned him from her Facebook page— titled “Chair Phyllis J. Randall” — for a period of roughly 12 hours. Plaintiff alleges that this -violated his rights "to…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Brian Davison v. Phyllis RandallCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
  2. Deanna Robinson v. Hunt County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  3. Christopher Garnier v. Michelle O'connor-RatcliffCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2022
  4. One Wis. Now v. KremerDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2019
  5. Campbell v. ReischDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2019

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