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Independent journalist in Texas. Tips to jbuchreporter@gmail.com. DM for Signal.
Jan 10, 2024 6 tweets 2 min read
The latest on La Gordiloca, Laredo citizen journalist-provocateur who was arrested for misuse of official information, as we await another decision by the Fifth Circuit. The appellate court's two conservative factions have taken very different positions. texasobserver.org/priscilla-vill… Trump appointees to the Fifth Circuit are at odds with its traditional conservatives over qualified immunity, particularly when it intersects with the First Amendment. That was apparent during oral arguments over Villarreal's lawsuit alleging Laredo police violated her rights.