May 20, 2025
A split Fifth Circuit panel ruled Tuesday that the qualified immunity doctrine shields a former Texas Tech University business school dean from First Amendment claims brought by a professor who alleged he was retaliated against for his anti-tenure views, while a dissenting judge criticized the majority for their truncated qualified-immunity analysis.
September 02, 2020
Counsel for a former Texas Tech University business school dean told the Fifth Circuit in oral arguments Wednesday that qualified immunity should bring an end to the First Amendment suit brought by a professor alleging he was retaliated against for his anti-tenure views.