Legal Opinion
Don Blankenship v. Joe Manchin, Iii, in His Individual Capacity and in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of West Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2006No. 06-1249PublishedCited by 211 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which *525Judge SPENCER joined. Chief Judge WILKINS wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to determine whether a sitting governor is entitled to qualified immunity for allegedly threatening a political rival and prominent businessman during a press conference concerning a bond issue before West Virginia voters. Because we find that the facts as alleged establish that the governor threatened imminent adverse regulatory action and that a reasonable public official…
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