Villarreal v. City of Laredo, TX
Reporter who published stories on Facebook was arrested and detained for violation of a Texas statute that made it a crime to, with intent to obtain a benefit, solicit or receive information from a public servant that the public servant has by means of their office or employment and that has not been made public; offense was based on reporter’s confirming last names of people in stories with a Laredo police officer; arrest infringed on her right to ask questions of public officials; officials were not entitled to qualified immunity on that claim because violation of Constitution was “obviou