Oregon Lawmaker Stripped of Damages Award in Capitol Access Suit

An Oregon state senator’s legal victory over his access to the state capitol building was reversed in part by the Ninth Circuit, which held the lawmaker failed to identify a clearly established right that was violated.

Brian Boquist was required to give 12 hours’ notice before entering the the Oregon State Capitol after he made statements that other members of the legislature found threatening. Boquist won summary judgment before a lower court on a claim that the policy violated his First Amendment rights, but the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an unpublished opinion Tuesday that reversed ...