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Comparing Recent Federal Circuit Judges

Above The Law

Decision The court concluded that Lewis failed to make a prima facie case for discrimination because her comparators were not “similarly situated in all material respects.” The case also addresses supervisory liability in prison settings and the standards set by Supreme Court decisions like Iqbal and Farmer v.

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Texas Supreme Court Rejects Defamation Claims of Pro-Choice Group

JonathanTurley

Dickson and Right to Life East Texas moved to dismiss both suits under the Texas Citizens Participation Act, which states that a court “shall dismiss” a legal action based on the defendant’s exercise of the right to free speech, unless “clear and specific evidence” establishes “a prima facie case for each essential element of the claim in question.”