Legal Opinion
Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc. v. City of Lubbock
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2006No. 05-10836PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc. (“Renda”) appeals the district court’s order dismissing its suit for failure to state a claim. The principal issue in this case is whether the First Amendment protects a contractor whose bid has been rejected by a city in retaliation for the contractor’s exercise of freedom of speech where the contractor had no pre-existing relationship with that city. Although the Supreme Court expressly reserved this question in Board of County Commissioners v. Um-behr, 518 U.S. 668, 116 S.Ct. 2342, 135 L.Ed.2d 843 (1996), the Court’s…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Rutan v. Republican Party of IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Board of Comm'rs, Wabaunsee Cty. v. UmbehrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Jimmy Blackburn v. Marshall City OfCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by30 opinions
- Bevill v. FletcherCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
- Rosaura Building Corp. v. Municipality of MayaguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
- Anthony Gibson v. Jeffrey KilpatrickCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
- Marceaux v. Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated GovernmentDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2013
- Marceaux v. Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated GovernmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.