United States Tenth Circuit

In a First Amendment retaliation claim, denial of defendant's qualified immunity is reversed where his single action in running a background check would not have chilled the speech of a person of ordinary firmness engaged in political debate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/04/2004
• Published 08/04/2004

Judges

• EBEL, Circuit Judge., Before EBEL, ANDERSON, and BRISCOE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ron D. Martinek of Parker & Hay, LLP, Topeka, KS, for Defendant-Appellant., Robert V. Eye of Irigonegaray & Associates, Topeka, KS, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.