Fearing Litigation, Texas Bar Won't Punish Larry McDougal Over Black Lives Matter Posts
Director Alistair Dawson, who proposed restricting president Larry McDougal from the spokesperson role, said he was dropping the motion because he believed there was a "substantial likelihood" McDougal could bring forward a First Amendment claim.
September 10, 2020 at 06:40 PM
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The State Bar of Texas' board of directors will no longer consider restricting the bar president from serving as a spokesman over critical comments he made about Black Lives Matter, after the director behind the proposal withdrew the measure Thursday.
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