Legal Opinion
DeAngelis v. El Paso Municipal Police Officers Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1995No. 93-08700PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue in this case is whether a jury verdict for the plaintiff in a Title VII sexual harassment ease may be supported only by evidence of a few written jibes, at women police officers generally and the plaintiff in particular, published in the police association newsletter. We hold that such evidence, rife as it is with first amendment overtones, will not suffice and so reverse the judgment.
BACKGROUND
After six years on duty with the El Paso Police Department as a patrol officer and detective, Sylvia DeAngelis became the first female sergeant in…
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