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Campbell v. Pennsylvania School Boards Association

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2021.

Docket No.20-1294
Op. Below3rd Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether state actors, acting under color of state law, are entitled to claim petitioning immunity from liability for a First Amendment retaliation claim brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983; and (2) if such immunity exists, whether a showing that a state actor"s civil lawsuit was (a) objectively baseless, and (b) filed for the purpose and with the intent of chilling First Amendment-protected speech and petitioning activities is sufficient to overcome any petitioning immunity claimed by the state actor.

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