July 07, 2025
The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court decision tossing a lawsuit brought by a former Miami-Dade County communications aide who was fired for authoring a transphobic and anti-gay blog post, ruling the county's interest in effectively fulfilling its responsibilities outweighed the aide's free speech rights.
April 04, 2025
A former Miami-Dade County employee on Friday urged the Eleventh Circuit to reinstate his lawsuit alleging he was illegally fired for authoring a transphobic and anti-gay blog post on his own time, saying a policy prohibiting the publication of offensive statements is constitutionally overbroad and violates his First Amendment rights.