5th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Secretary’s Claims After Firing For Facebook Post

(August 25, 2023, 2:36 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana court secretary who was fired after a co-worker complained about a comment she made, as well as her post on social media regarding a motorist who drove through a blockade of protestors, failed to show that her right to free speech outweighed the interests of the judicial district where she worked, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, affirming a trial court’s dismissal of her claims with prejudice....