Legal Opinion
James M. Scott, Jr. v. Robert C. Flowers
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1990No. 89-2491PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Today we are asked to decide whether an elected judge may constitutionally be reprimanded for making truthful public statements critical of the administration of the county judicial system of which he is a part. Concluding (1) that such statements address matters of legitimate public concern and (2) that the state’s interest in promoting the efficiency and impartiality of its courts does not, under the circumstances of this case, outweigh the plaintiff’s countervailing first amendment right to air his views, we reverse the judgment of the district court and…
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