Legal Opinion
North Mississippi Communications, Inc. v. Douglas W. Jones, De Soto County Board of Supervisors
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1989No. 88-4262PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In this first amendment civil rights case, the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors is alleged to have withheld county advertising from a local paper in retaliation for the paper’s publication of editorials and news stories critical of the board. The district court decided that the facts on each side weighed about evenly, and held that the plaintiffs had not carried their burden of proving their claim. We are asked to consider whether the burden shifting analysis set forward in Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274, 97 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- North Mississippi Communications, Inc. v. Douglas W. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Heci Exploration Co., Inc. v. HollowayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. D.K.G. Appaloosas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Sherrod v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Henry Brown v. East Mississippi Electric Power AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- James M. Scott, Jr. v. Robert C. FlowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- North Mississippi Communications, Inc., and Pamela McPhail Ivy v. Douglas W. Jones, Desoto County Board of SupervisorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Greenwich Citizens Committee, Inc. v. Counties Of Warren And Washington Industrial Development AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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