Legal Opinion
Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 7, 2007No. 05-20714PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
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 Pruett and Scott Martin filed this § 1983 action against Harris County and the Harris County Bail Bond Board,1 challenging on various federal and state constitutional grounds, including the First Amendment, a Texas statute…
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