Is Bivens relief available to federal agents who infringe First Amendment rights?
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The following excerpt is from Gibson v. U.S., 781 F.2d 1334 (9th Cir. 1986):
3 Given the availability of Sec. 1983 relief against state agents who infringe First Amendment rights, see, e.g., McKinley v. City of Eloy, 705 F.2d 1110 (9th Cir.1983), it is hard to see why Bivens relief should not be available to redress equivalent violations perpetrated by federal agents. See Paton v. LaPrade, 524 F.2d at 870.
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