State v. Destafney

How courts have described this case

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• holding that disclosure of one’s sexual orientation is not a clearly established right
• noting that, even after Nelson, a “general right to nondisclosure of private information” was established in the Fifth Circuit
• explaining that clearly established law must derive from “controlling authority — or a robust consensus of persuasive authority — that defines the contours of the right in question with a high degree of particularity” at the time of challenged conduct (citation omitted)
• acknowledging “[tjhere is no Fifth Circuit authority on what types of disclosures are personal enough to trigger the protection of the confidentiality branch”
• granting qualified immunity on claim alleging information privacy to student’s sexual orientation in meetings with parents
• granting qualified immunity on claim alleging informational privacy right to student’s sexual orientation in meetings with parents

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