Lauren W. Ex Rel. Jean W. v. Deflaminis

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• stating that requisite causal connection for a retaliation claim can be demonstrated by, inter alia, “an unusually suggestive temporal proximity between the protected activity and the allegedly retaliatory action”
• explaining that a “a pattern of antagonism coupled with timing” can establish a causal link
• noting that “an unusually suggestive temporal proximity between the request for accommodation and allegedly retaliatory action” can establish requisite causal connection
• finding that plaintiff-student’s comparison to other students “did not have evidentiary value on the retaliation issue as they were not similarly situated”
• noting that challengers must “provide[] evidence that overcomes the deference that we must give to . . . factual findings”
• stating that a causal connection, for a retaliation claim under the First Amendment, may be shown by either “(1) an usually suggestive temporal proximity between the protected activity and the allegedly retaliatory action, or (2

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