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STEADMAN v. TEXAS RANGERS

No. 97-20862.

179 F.3d 360 (1999)

Cheryl STEADMAN; et al., Plaintiffs, Lisa Sheppard, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The TEXAS RANGERS; et al., Defendants, Maurice Cook, Captain, Chief of the Texas Rangers, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beatrice A. Mladenka-Fowler, Karen Susie Adams, Mladenka-Fowler & Associates, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John B. Lay, Susan Desmarais Bonnen, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POLITZ, EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

This case presents us with an intriguing question at the intersection of semantics and constitutional law. We must determine whether the First Amendment rights of a female applicant to the Texas Rangers ("Rangers") were violated by Maurice Cook, the Chief of the Rangers ("Cook"), and, if so, whether Cook is entitled to qualified immunity. The twist to this case is that the applicant, Lisa Sheppard ("Sheppard"), while seeking to shoehorn...

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