August 2024

First Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity in First Amendment Retaliation Case

By Marc J. Randazza

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter August 2024

TOPICS : First Amendment

The decision in Berge v. Sch. Comm. of Gloucester, (1st Cir. July 15, 2024), underscores the robustness of free speech protections and marks a rare application of an exception to qualified immunity where the public official’s acts were obviously unconstitutional.

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