While workers, who were employees in government or public institutions, feel vindicated by how their lawsuits concluded, they are still grappling with the aftermath.
Maria Ruhtenberg, an attorney with the Iowa Office of the State Public Defender, has settled with the state after she was fired and later reinstated following online comments she made about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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Hundreds of public and private employees were fired for social media posts following Charlie Kirk's death. Now, some of them are…
Dozens of school and university employees were investigated, suspended or fired for their comments about Charlie Kirk. Some are…
The zeal of some Republican officials and activists to punish those who made disparaging comments about Charlie Kirk after his…
After the killing of Charlie Kirk, Vice President JD Vance called on employers to fire people who criticized him.
The University fired the woman last September and said her private Facebook post about the assassinated conservative activist was…
The settlements illustrate the limits employers can have in regulating their workers' political rhetoric.
