Valerie Jackson A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals today (Monday, March 29) issued a ruling reversing a lower-court ruling dismissing Dallas trans woman Valerie Jackson’s civil lawsuit against former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, Dallas County Sheriff Marian Anderson and Dallas County, claiming that DCSO deputies and employees violated her constitutional rights related to her gender identity.
But the three-judge panel refused again to reverse Judge Brantley Starr’s refusal to recuse himself from the trial. “We affirm the denial of the motion to recuse, reverse the dismissal of the municipal liability claims against Dallas County and Valdez and Brown in their official capacities, and remand for further proceedings