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School Board Member's Objection to No-Indigenous-School-Team-Logos Claim Can Proceed

as a First Amendment claim, though only as to his own right to wear "Wantagh Warriors"-related gear at games and school functions.

Reason · 8h ago

Firing of Employee for Kirk-Murder-Related Post Wasn't a Clear First Amendment Violation,

so the individual defendants are entitled to qualified immunity, a court rules (citing cases where employees were fired for right-wing speech that many had likewise found offensive).

Reason · Sep 16

Principal's Threatening Critics with Defamation Lawsuit Can Be "Conduct Unbecoming"

Govern yourself accordingly.

Reason · Sep 10

Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, Including Religiously Motivated Speech

From Hodges v. Gloria, decided Thursday by the Ninth Circuit (Judges Consuelo Callahan and Lucy Koh, and Judge J. Campbell… The post Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, Including Religiously Motivated Speech appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Mar 2

Free Speech Claim by Government Employee Fired for Posts Complaining About 2020 St. Louis Riots Can Go Forward

From Winterbauer v. City of St. Louis, decided yesterday by Judge Maria Lanahan (E.D. Mo.): Christina Winterbauer was a civilian… The post Free Speech Claim by Government Employee Fired for Posts Complaining About 2020 St. Louis Riots Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 27

Court Blocks Community College "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility" Requirements for Teaching

From yesterday's decision by Judge Kirk Sherriff (E.D. Cal.) in Johnson v. Fliger (for more on an earlier phase of… The post Court Blocks Community College "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility" Requirements for Teaching appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 21

Teacher's First Amendment Claim Related to Sharing "What Is Privilege?" Post Can Go Forward

"Superintendent Hamlet testified that Defendants viewed the Privilege Post as a criticism of the Black Lives Matter ... movement. He did not think such criticism was valid and believed criticism of BLM was enough in itself to justify punishing a teacher."

Reason · Feb 19

First Circuit Will Consider, En Banc, Important Questions About Government Employee Speech

From today's order granting rehearing en banc in Hussey v. City of Cambridge: The majority panel opinion relied on First Circuit precedent… The post First Circuit Will Consider, En Banc, Important Questions About Government Employee Speech appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 28

UW Professor's Parody of Land Acknowledgment in Class Syllabus Protected by First Amendment

"[I]n the public university setting, student disagreement with a professor's academic speech on an issue of public concern cannot alter the Pickering analysis in the government's favor."

Reason · Dec 19, 2025

Firing Teacher for Mentioning Racial Epithets in "Cultural Diversity" Class May Violate Connecticut Constitution

From a decision earlier this month in Byrd v. Middletown Bd. of Ed., by Connecticut trial court Judge Sheila Ozalis;… The post Firing Teacher for Mentioning Racial Epithets in "Cultural Diversity" Class May Violate Connecticut Constitution appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Nov 21, 2025