(DOWNLOAD) "Colson v. Grohman" by Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Colson v. Grohman
- Author : Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 26, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 72 KB
Description
Plaintiff-appellant Joy Niday Colson appeals from the district courts grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees Paul Grohman, Mike Hogg, Jack Roberts, Stella Roberts, and the City of Pearland. Colson, an elected official, alleges that defendants-appellees falsely accused her of criminal acts, urged prosecutors to investigate her, and instigated a recall election against her because they disagreed with her political views and votes. Such retaliation, she asserts, violates her rights under both the First and Fourteenth Amendments. We find that the retaliatory criticism, investigations, and false accusations to which Colson maintains she was subjected are not actionable under the First Amendment. Because Colsons Fourteenth Amendment claim rests on a theory that defendants-appellees both harmed her reputation and deprived her of her constitutional right to speak without retaliation, it is foreclosed by our Conclusion that she has suffered no actionable First Amendment harm. Accordingly, we affirm the district courts grant of summary judgment.
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