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Federal appeals court upholds firing of DA employee over political differences

August 31, 2020

Via: Jurist

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday that a Texas District Attorney did not violate the First Amendment when he fired his crime victim unit coordinator because of political differences.

The court held that District Attorney Omar Escobar, Jr. was justified in his actions because political affiliation is an appropriate requirement of the coordinator’s position. “[The coordinator’s] political affiliation and actions disrupted the work of the DA’s office.”

The court explained that Escobar lost his trust in [his coordinator] as a result of her political actions, emphasizing that he was unable to place “absolute confidence in her performance of her vital statutory duties.”

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