Legal Opinion
Jenevein v. Willing
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2007No. 06-50368PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
A state court judge in Texas filed suit against the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He argues that the Commission, in issuing an order of public censure, violated his First Amendment right of free speech. The district court upheld the censure, granting summary judgment in favor of the Commission. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
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On a Thursday morning, two days before Christmas, Judge Robert Jenevein was having breakfast with his wife, Terrie, at a Dallas restaurant. Stephen Stodghill, a local lawyer,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Renne v. GearySupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Republican Party of Minnesota v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Ernest N. Morial v. Judiciary Commission of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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