Legal Opinion
Bates v. Hunt
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 30, 1993No. Nos. 92-6376, 92-6529PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendants, a former Alabama Governor and his Chief Of Staff, appeal denial of summary judgment on First Amendment free speech and Fourteenth Amendment gender discrimination claims made by plaintiff, one of the Governor’s assistants. The district court found that some of plaintiffs claims turned on disputed questions of fact and did not grant defendants summary judgment on all claims. Because we can conclude from the record before us that defendants violated none of plaintiffs First Amendment rights and that the Governor is entitled to qualified immunity on the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by26 opinions
- J. Blaine Lewis v. Bruce D. Cowen, Roland H. Lange, and William v. Hickey, IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- McVey v. StacyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Brent K. Hansen v. John Soldenwagner Raymond Malecki John Puleo, City of SunriseCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Robin Joy Shahar v. Michael J. Bowers, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Bates v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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