Legal Opinion
Bruce Anderson v. State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 2019No. 17-41243PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Bruce Anderson's job required an oath to report judicial misconduct. He now complains of retaliation for doing so-in violation of the First Amendment. That Anderson's job-imposed duty to report wrongdoing did not strip his speech of First Amendment protection has since gained clarity, but this was not clearly established in May 2014, when the events he complained of occurred. We therefore reverse the district court's denial of qualified immunity and summary judgment.
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Anderson was a briefing attorney for Justice Rose Vela on Texas's Thirteenth Court of…
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