Legal Opinion
Fairchild v. Liberty Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 23, 2010No. 08-40833PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Julie Fairchild — asserting that the Liberty Independent School District had infringed her constitutionally protected speech — sued the District and several of its officials. She claimed the District— after firing her — did not allow her at a school board meeting to present her side of her troubles with a teacher for whom she had been an aide, issues then on an alternative-track review before consideration by the Board. The district court granted the defendants summary judgment on all claims, and Fairchild appealed. We affirm the judgment but travel a…
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3Cited by68 opinions
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