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A federal appeals court ruled that a Manatee County pastor has a case against a retired school superintendent for violating his First Amendment rights.

Pastor Arthur Huggins was removed from a 2019 school board meeting after standing up due to back pain; he alleges his removal was actually due to his criticism of the superintendent.

The court found Huggins' removal met the requirements for First Amendment retaliation, citing his protected speech, the adverse effect on his speech, and causation.

A Manatee County pastor spent three years arguing that his First Amendment rights were violated — and it went nowhere.

On Aug. 15, federal appeals court judges unanimously said he has a case.

The pastor’s claims from 2022 against a were unanimously affirmed by a panel of th

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