Employer Argues Against U.S. Supreme Court Review Of Free Speech Appeal

Mealey's (May 10, 2021, 2:13 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling regarding a Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tenn., (Metro) former employee’s alleged free speech rights for a Facebook post concerning the 2016 presidential election that contained a racial slur does not require Supreme Court review as the appellate panel properly “held that the offensive nature of speech is relevant” when balancing the factors outlined in Pickering v. Bd. of Educ. of Twp. High Sch. Dist., Metro argues in its May 7 brief opposing the former employee’s petition for a writ of certiorari....