Legal Opinion
Dr. Nolan L. Kinsey v. Salado Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1992No. 89-1717PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*990BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge.
We took this case en banc to consider the protection vel non afforded by the First Amendment (as incorporated by the Fourteenth) to a public school superintendent, Dr. Nolan L. Kinsey, who opposed through speech and affiliation the winning slate in a school board election and was relieved of his duties (but with full compensation) by the new Board. Kinsey sued the Salado Independent School District and others (the School District), including asserting claims for violations of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment and freedom of speech (including of association)…
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