Earnest Bell, Jr. v. Robert Johnson, Mark Stimpson Allen Blatter

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• holding that the fact that a suit is dismissed on summary judgment, does not mean the action was frivolous
• holding that, after Graham, the First Amendment standard is the sole source of substantive protection
• holding that, after Graham, the First Amendment standard is the sole source of substantive protection
• holding that, after Graham, the First Amendment standard is the sole source of substantive protection
• holding that, after Graham, the First Amendment standard is the sole source of substantive protection
• recognizing that this element of a First Amendment retaliation claim often presents a question of fact

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