Hitt v. Connell, 301 F. 3d 240 (5th Cir. 2002): In a civil rights action by a deputy constable who was discharged for his union activity, an associational right protected by the First Amendment, the Court found no abuse of discretion in admitting evidence that the supervisor took disciplinary action against other deputies for their union activities.
The evidence was admissible as proof of the supervisor's motive in firing the plaintiff and to impeach the supervisor's statements that he was "a union man" and had no animus against the union.
Gregory Chandler, Attorney at Law
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