Legal Opinion
James v. Texas Collin County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 14, 2008No. 07-40566PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Dave James, a former employee of Collin County, Texas (“Collin County” or the “County”), brought this suit against defendants-appellees Collin County; Ron Harris, County Judge; County Commissioners Joe Jaynes, Phyllis Cole, Jerry Hoagland, and Jack Hatchell (collectively with Ron Harris, the “Commissioners”); and Jon Kleinheksel, Director of Public Works, for violating his First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, association, and expression by terminating his employment after he lost his bid to become the Republican nominee for Collin County Commissioner in the…
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