Robert Bennie, Jr. v. John Munn

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Robert R. Bennie, Jr., a financial advis- or, sued Nebraska financial regulators after they investigated him and his broker-dealer employer around the time a newspaper reported Bennie made unkind comments about the President of the United States. The district court1 found that even though the regulators targeted Bennie partly in retaliation for his constitutionally protected political speech, they did not do enough to deter someone of ordinary firmness from continuing to speak, so Bennie’s claim failed. Because we cannot say that finding was clearly wrong, we affirm.

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