Legal Opinion

Charlene H. Salge v. Edna Independent School District

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 27, 2005No. 04-40844PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Edna Independent School District (“EISD”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of former employee Charlene Salge on her First Amendment retaliation claim. We affirm.

I. FACTS & PROCEEDINGS

After she was fired from her longtime job of secretary at the local high school, Plaintiff-Appellee Charlene Salge brought actions against her former employer, EISD, for violations of (1) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) 1 and (2) the First Amendment, the latter via 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Salge claimed that EISD Superintendent…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Rankin v. McPhersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Waters v. ChurchillSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by73 opinions

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  4. Micah Phillips v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  5. Modica v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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