On Wednesday, August 19, 2023, Most & Associates attorney William Most argued in front of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of our civil rights client, Jerry Rogers.

By 4:45 p.m. the same day, the Fifth Circuit panel issued a unanimous opinion ruling in favor of our client - and against the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff - on all claims.

Attorneys William Most and Hope Phelps with civil rights plaintiff Jerry Rogers.

The case involved the 2019 arrest of Rogers by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office arrested Rogers because he had criticized a detective in private emails, calling the detective "clueless" when he failed to solve a high-profile murder.

But like everyone in the United States, Rogers has a right to the freedom of speech - and so Most & Associates took his case and fought for the vindication of that right.

Audio of the oral argument can be found at this link; Mr. Most’s portion begins at 18:10.