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Castle Hills Settles ‘Retaliatory Arrest’ Case for $500,000 in Win for Free Speech Advocates

Along with the monetary settlement, city officials agreed to send its employees to training that the Texas Municipal League will develop about Sylvia Gonzalez’s case.

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Texas City Council Approves $500,000 Payment to Former Member Who Said Her Advocacy Led to a Bogus Arrest

The settlement, which followed Sylvia Gonzalez's victory at the Supreme Court, also includes remedial First Amendment training for city officials.

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Supreme Court Orders Review Of Journalist's Wrongful Arrest Case

Supreme Court overturns ruling in La Gordiloca case, allowing her to sue officials over arrest. Complexities of free speech and law enforcement interaction...

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SCOTUS Makes It Easier for Victims of Retaliatory Arrests To Vindicate Their First Amendment Rights

The justices ruled that "objective evidence" of retaliation does not require "very specific comparator evidence."

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Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Against Mayor In Retaliatory Arrest Case

Supreme Court ruling allows Sylvia Gonzalez's retaliation lawsuit to proceed, raising First Amendment questions on government official accountability.

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U.S. Supreme Court sides with Texas woman who claims she was arrested out of political retribution

Sylvia Gonzalez alleged the city of Castle Hills had arrested her on a minor charge in retaliation for criticizing the city manager.

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These Strange Bedfellows Want SCOTUS To Remind the 5th Circuit That Journalism Is Not a Crime

An ideologically diverse mix of individuals and organizations supports a Texas journalist who was arrested for asking questions.

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Small-Town Politics, National Consequences

A power struggle in the suburban enclave of Castle Hills got so bad that the Supreme Court is being asked to clarify the definition of retaliatory arrests.

Texas Observer

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Nuclear waste, river cruises, and an exploding toilet.

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Supreme Court To Review Civil Rights Case Involving Arrest

The Sylvia Gonzalez case raises concerns about free speech suppression and the abuse of criminal laws for retaliatory purposes.

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Will the Supreme Court Let Sylvia Gonzalez Sue the Political Enemies Who Engineered Her Arrest?

"Mayors should not be allowed to launder animus through warrants," the former city council member's lawyer told the justices.

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U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas case on politically motivated arrests

Former Castle Hills Council Member Sylvia Gonzalez sued the city after police arrested her for tampering with government records, which she said was in retaliation for her criticism of the city manager.

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Supreme Court To Decide First Amendment Retaliation Case

Legal debate over First Amendment retaliation claims and qualified immunity in a small Texas community after city council member's arrest.

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Qualified Immunity Is Not Limited to Police Brutality. It Protects a Wide Variety of Abusive Officials.

An analysis of appeals involving the doctrine finds that less than a quarter "fit the popular conception of police accused of excessive force."

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Supreme Court Will Hear This Texas Woman's Challenge to a Politically Motivated Arrest

Sylvia Gonzalez, an anti-establishment politician, spent a day in jail for allegedly concealing a petition that she organized.

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