7th Circ. Backs Ill. Teacher's Firing Over Facebook Posts

By Celeste Bott · August 27, 2025, 3:36 PM EDT

The Seventh Circuit has held that an Illinois public school teacher's First Amendment rights weren't violated when she was terminated for "inflammatory" Facebook posts she made during protests following the police...

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Case Information

Case Title

Jeanne Hedgepeth v. James Britton, et al

Case Number

24-1427

Court

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3440 Other Civil Rights

Date Filed

March 20, 2024