💬 Opinion 3d ago · Eugene Volokh

$485K Settlement in Government Employee Speech Case Stemming from Comments About Charlie Kirk's Death

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$485K Settlement in Government Employee Speech Case Stemming from Comments About Charlie Kirk's Death
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The case, Brown v. Young, just settled; the government employer (the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) agreed to pay plaintiff $275K ($40K in back wages + $235K in compensatory damages) + $210K in attorneys' fees and costs. The Commission also agreed to give plaintiff a neutral reference in any future employment inquiries, and (to quote the ACLU press release), "to permit her to interact with FWC staff and resources on the same basis as any other external partner or volunteer, p

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