US EditionUS Supreme Court won't hear free speech fight over teacher fired for social media posts
- On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Kari MacRae’s appeal after she was fired over pre-employment social media posts deemed discriminatory.
- On June 30, 2025, the Supreme Court declined to hear MacRae’s appeal after she was fired over TikTok posts made before her 2021 employment, citing disruption concerns.
- The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Hanover Public Schools, and the First Circuit affirmed, rejecting MacRae’s First Amendment claim, confirming her dismissal was upheld.
- After declining review without comment, the Supreme Court leaves lower court rulings against MacRae in place, affirming her firing over social media posts made before employment.
- Justice Clarence Thomas signaled that future cases should clarify that public employers cannot target employees for disfavored political views, urging a review of First Amendment protections for public employees.
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High Court Won’t Hear Appeal Of Teacher Fired Over ‘Political’ Social Media Posts
By Virginia Allen, The Daily Signal | June 30, 2025 The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear arguments in a case involving a teacher who claims she was fired over social media posts expressing her views on transgenderism, immigration, and other controversial issues. Justice Clarence Thomas called the case “the latest in a trend of lower court decisions that have misapplied our First Amendment precedents in cases involving controversial polit…
Mark Steyn, Cole Porter and Free Speech
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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…
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