· 2/12/1986
Jimmy L. Smith v. William F. Winter, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Mississippi
Citations
- 782 F.2d 508
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 22211
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- holding that elected members of a county board of education stated a First Amendment retaliation claim
- finding state official’s actions in initiating recall petitions was not done under color of state law “[b]ecause all citizens have the right to initiate recall petitions under [state] law”
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Judges: Clark, Williams, Davis
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