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US Supreme Court won't hear free speech fight over teacher fired for social media posts
- On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court opted not to review two politically charged public school cases, one of which concerned a Massachusetts teacher’s free speech lawsuit.
- The teacher, Kari MacRae, was fired in 2021 by Hanover Public Schools after officials discovered controversial social media posts made before her employment.
- Lower courts ruled the dismissal did not violate the First Amendment because the posts risked disrupting the school environment and justified her firing.
- Justice Clarence Thomas agreed to deny review, noting MacRae’s appeal did not properly challenge legal precedents, yet expressed concern about misuse of disruption claims against political speech.
- The Supreme Court’s refusal effectively upholds lower court decisions, leaving open questions about limits on public employers targeting workers for expressing unpopular political views.
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Supreme Court won't hear appeal of teacher fired for anti-LGBTQ+ and racist social media posts
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear the appeal of a teacher who lost her lawsuit against a Massachusetts school district that fired her for homophobic, transphobic, and racist social media posts.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.Kari MacRae was fired by the Hanover Public Schools in 2021, about a month after she was hired to be a math and business teacher. School officials had discover…
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Fired Teacher's Free Speech Case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Massachusetts teacher Kari MacRae's appeal after her firing over pre-employment social media posts. The posts, labeled as offensive, led to her termination, sparking a First Amendment lawsuit. Courts ruled that the school had grounds to terminate MacRae, citing potential workplace disruption.
US Supreme Court won't hear free speech fight over teacher fired for social media posts
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a case involving a Massachusetts public school teacher who sued on free speech grounds after her school fired her in what she called retaliation for social media posts made prior to her employment.
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