19-2419·TORT

Glen Allen v. Heidi Beirich

Affirmed in Part

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Appeal from dismissal of attorney's tort claims against nonprofit organization as barred by First Amendment; application of Bartnicki v. Vopper, 532 U.S. 514 (2001); other issues.

Argument Date

January 26, 2021

Panel

Lower Court Judge

Blake

Panel

Judge Motz

Judge Agee

Judge Keenan

Citation

CaseGlen Allen v. Heidi Beirich, No. 19-2419 (4th Cir. July 12, 2021)

PanelMotz, Agee & Keenan, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Glen Allen

per CA4 audio archive

Chad Bowman

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

2 of 2 cases argued January 26, 2021 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

19-2419· This case

Glen Allen v. Heidi Beirich

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Keenan

19-7650

United States v. Guy Spruhan

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Motz

Opinions

Majority
by Keenan
July 12, 2021
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Disposition

Court: Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded with instructions
Normalized: Affirmed in Part

July 12, 2021