Priscilla VILLARREAL, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
The CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS; Webb County, Texas; Isidro R. Alaniz; Marisela Jacaman; Claudio Trevino, Jr.; Juan L. Ruiz; Deyanria Villarreal; Enedina Martinez; Alfredo Guerrero; Laura Montemayor; Does 1-2, Defendants-Appellees.
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FILED November 1, 2021.
FILED November 1, 2021.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
JT Morris , JT Morris Law, P.L.L.C., Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
William Michael McKamie, Esq. , Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla & Elam, L.L.P., San Antonio, TX, Alicia K. Kreh , Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P., Fort Worth, TX, for Defendants-Appellees City of Laredo, Texas, Claudio Trevino, Jr., Juan L. Ruiz, Deyanria Villarreal, Enedina Martinez, Alfredo Guerrero, Laura Montemayor, Does 1-2.
Jason Eric Magee , Allison, Bass & Magee, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Webb County, Texas, Isidro R. Alaniz, Marisela Jacaman.
Laura Lee Prather , Counsel, Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Amici Curiae Texas Press Association, Texas Association of Broadcasters, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, News Leaders Association, Society of Professional Journalists.
Before OWEN, Chief Judge, and GRAVES and HO, Circuit Judges.
JAMES C. HO, Circuit Judge:
If the First Amendment means anything, it surely means that a citizen journalist has the right to ask a public official a question, without fear of being imprisoned. Yet that is exactly what happened here: Priscilla Villarreal was put in jail for asking a police officer a question.
If that is not an obvious violation...
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