A guy who got canned for "liking" the wrong sheriff's candidate on Facebook won a victory Wednesday when an appeals court said his "like" is constitutionally protected speech.
The ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (posted online by the Wall Street Journal) revives a lawsuit filed by fired Hampton, Va., sheriff's deputy Danny Carter. A judge threw out his case after finding that "one click of a button" did not qualify as speech protected by the First Amendment, Bloomberg reported at the time.
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Which means absolutely nothing to a potential employer.
ReplyDeleteYes, but all your phone calls, tweets, and emails are not.
ReplyDeleteGot that? Same news, same day.
I really don't get this!
His speech might be protected, But he made the wrong choice.
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