ANDERSON v. VALDEZ

No. 17-41243.

913 F.3d 472 (2019)

Bruce M. ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rogelio VALDEZ, in his Individual and Official Capacities, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 14, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Morales, II, Esq. , Allison Sarah Hartry , Morales Law Firm, P.C., San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Heather Gebelin Hacker , Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Eric Alan Hudson , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Financial Litigation & Charitable Trusts Division, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, GRAVES, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.


Bruce Anderson's job required an oath to report judicial misconduct. He now complains of retaliation for doing so — in violation of the First Amendment. That Anderson's job-imposed duty to report wrongdoing did not strip his speech of First Amendment protection has since gained clarity, but this was...

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