James M. Scott, Jr. v. Robert C. Flowers

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1990-08-20

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JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Today we are asked to decide whether an elected judge may constitutionally be reprimanded for making truthful public statements critical of the administration of the county judicial system of which he is a part. Concluding (1) that such statements address matters of legitimate public concern and (2) that the state’s interest in promoting the efficiency and impartiality of its courts does not, u…

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