JACKSON v. WRIGHT

No. 22-40059.

82 F.4th 362 (2023)

Timothy JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Laura WRIGHT; Milton B. Lee; Melisa Denis; Mary Denny; Daniel Feehan; Et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan F. Mitchell , Austin, TX, Michael Thad Allen , Allen Harris, P.L.L.C., Quaker Hill, CT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Lanora Christine Pettit , Office of the Texas Attorney General, Solicitor General Division, Austin, TX, Beth Ellen Klusmann, Esq. , Office of the Texas Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before Elrod, Ho, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.


Timothy Jackson, a professor at the University of North Texas, sued eight members of the UNT Board of Regents in their official capacities for First Amendment retaliation. The Board defendants moved to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(1). The district court denied their motion to dismiss. We affirm.

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