Dino Cinel v. Harry F. Connick, Individually and as District Attorney for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana

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• holding that materials related to plaintiffs guilt or innocence of criminal conduct constituted matter of legitimate public concern
• holding that a conspiracy claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 requires an agreement between private and public defendants to commit an illegal act and an actual deprivation of constitutional rights
• stating that “[a] party who inadequately briefs an issue is considered to have abandoned the claim”
• stating that “[a] party who inadequately briefs an issue is considered to have abandoned the claim”
• noting that a party forfeits any arguments not raised below, mentioned for the first time in a reply brief, or that are inadequately briefed
• noting that an appellant waives all arguments that are not raised in his initial brief as well as those issues that are inadequately briefed

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