Celebrated Chicano writer Nephtalí De León has sued the City of San Antonio and the director of its Arts & Culture Department, alleging they violated his free speech rights by firing him as poet laureate. The suit, filed in U.S.
Nephtali De León is known for poems, stories and essays that have been published in multiple countries and languages.
De León argues the city and Arts & Culture Department Director Krystal Jones violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating against him for posting the poem, a eulogy for friend and educator Roberto “Cintli” Rodríguez. While the poem did include a slang term that can have multiple meanings — including use as a racial slur — the suit argues De León didn't intend it to be insulting.
In his suit, De León alleges city officials defamed him and harmed his professional reputation by booting him from the position of poet laureate. What's more, the suit argues the city breached its contract with De León by giving him no chance to explain himself.
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