Legal Opinion
Howard v. Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 28, 2013No. 12-5119, 12-5120PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires the court to consider whether the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution, U.S. CONST, art. I, § 6, cl. 1, bars this lawsuit by LaTaunya Howard against her former employer, the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (“OCAO”) of the United States House of Representatives, for alleged racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Congressional Accountability Act (“CAA”), 2 U.S.C. §§ 1301-1438. Section 404(2) of the…
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