▁Kentucky . ▁This ▁case ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Hall ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁individuals ▁viol ated ▁Back ' s ▁constitution al ▁right ▁of ▁free ▁speech ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁association ▁during ▁the ▁F let cher ▁administration . ▁Judge ▁Am ul ▁Th ap ar ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁dismiss ed ▁Hall ▁as ▁a ▁def endant ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁any ▁evidence ▁of ▁wrong do ing . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Six th ▁Circ uit ▁aff ir med ▁Th ap ar ' s ▁r uling ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Th ap ar ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Hall ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁def endant ▁in ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁Hall ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁senior ▁share hold ers ▁in ▁Ins ight ▁Communic ations ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Time ▁Warner ▁C able ' s ▁$ 3 ▁billion ▁ac quisition ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁wind fall ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁from ▁the ▁company ' s ▁sale ▁which ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁depart ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁closing . ▁ ▁During ▁Hall ' s ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁officer ▁in ▁Ins ight ▁Communic ations ▁he ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁the ▁company ▁against ▁an ▁ant it rust ▁suit ▁by ▁rival ▁Kn ology . ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁Kentucky ▁state ▁tax ▁declared ▁un const itution al . ▁Ins ight ▁CE O ▁Michael ▁Will ner