THOMAS v. CITY OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

No. 20-6118.

996 F.3d 318 (2021)

Wendi C. THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE; Jim Strickland, Individually; Ursula Madden, Individually, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Paul R. McAdoo , THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, Brentwood, Tennessee, for Appellant. Bruce A. McMullen , BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWIZ, P.C., Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Paul R. McAdoo , THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, Brentwood, Tennessee, for Appellant. Bruce A. McMullen , BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWIZ, P.C., Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellees. Michael F. Smith , THE SMITH APPELLATE LAW FIRM, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

Before: SUHRHEINRICH, GRIFFIN, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Plaintiff Wendi Thomas ("Plaintiff"), a well-known media figure in Memphis, alleges that the City of Memphis ("the City" or "Defendant") excluded her from the City's Media Advisory List in retaliation for her news coverage of Mayor Jim Strickland. Plaintiff filed suit against the City, seeking...

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