District Employees and the First Amendment
An interesting case recently came out of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals—Dodge v. Evergreen Sch. Dist., No. 21-35400 (9th Cir. Dec.
Employee Speech
Rich Township High School - Employee Free Speech Case
In December 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision balancing the First Amendment rights of a school counselor against the public school district's interest in providing effective counseling services - deciding that the school's interest in providing effective counseling outweighed the First Amendment rights of the employee.