Legal Opinion
Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 8, 2007No. 05-20714PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges. PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
In response to the Petition for Rehearing filed by the defendants, we withdraw the prior panel opinion in its entirety and substitute the following.
Two bail bondsmen challenged a Texas statute restricting solicitation of potential customers as a denial of their First Amendment rights. The district court agreed. Concluding that all but one of the restrictions violates the bondsmen’s right to commercial speech, we affirm, reverse, and remand, all in part.
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Bail bondsmen Carl…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Bd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Carl R. Pruett and National American Insurance Company v. the Harris County Bail Bond, International Fidelity Insurance Company and Allegheny Casualty Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
- Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Board, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011