In a federal lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, attorney Esther Bodek accuses several legal officials from Colorado and New Jersey of engaging in a “lawfare” campaign against her. The case centers on allegations that these officials weaponized the attorney regulation system to retaliate against Bodek for her speech in a newspaper article about the mistreatment of COVID-19 patients in Colorado hospitals. The defendants include Jessica Yates, Johana Barbara Jones, Tara Hana, and Susan Perry-Slay, who are accused of fabricating claims to strip Bodek of her law license as retribution for her advocacy. Bodek seeks damages and declaratory relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting violations of her First Amendment rights.
Source: 225cv00214Z_Esther_Bodek_v_Jessica_Yates_Original_Complaint_Northern_District_of_Texas_.pdf
