The Latest Breaking News from Priscilla Villarreal

Priscilla Villarreal, also known as "Lagordiloca," has sparked a debate about free speech and who, exactly, is a journalist.

I'm not sure where I stand on qualified immunity—I haven't looked at its history closely enough—but I thought this was well put, in Judge Willett's dissent yesterday in Villarreal v. City of Laredo (en banc): [O]ne of the justifications so frequently invoked in defense of qualified immunity—that law enforcement officers…

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a lawsuit by Laredo’s most famous citizen journalist, Priscilla Villarreal, aka La Gordiloca.

An unconventional citizen journalist stands up for free speech by suing the Laredo public officials who had her arrested.

In an apparent case of retaliation by humiliation, Jerry Rogers Jr. was arrested for speaking out about a stalled murder investigation.

The decision supports the notion that victims are entitled to recourse when the state retaliates against people for their words. But that recourse is still not guaranteed.

At first glance, Priscilla Villarreal is not a particularly empathetic figure. Not to most conservatives, anyway.

Priscilla Villarreal's case will be heard again tomorrow at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She has attracted some unlikely supporters.

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Priscilla Villarreal was arrested over her Facebook postings. In a rare proceeding, the entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will weigh whether she can sue, a case that could have major ramifications for citizen journalists like her -- and professional ones.

Priscilla Villarreal found herself in a jail cell for publishing two routine stories. A federal court still can't decide what to do about that.