The US Supreme Court turned away the case of a Massachusetts teacher fired for controversial social media posts she made prior to her employment.
The justices on Monday declined to consider whether the balancing test used to analyze free speech retaliation claims brought by public employees even applies to pre-hire speech.
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit said it did, ruling against Kari MacRae. MacRae was fired from her job at Hanover High School after the school discovered several TikTok posts she’d made regarding transgender rights, immigration, and race.
Applying the so-called Pickering balancing test, the First ...
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