4th Circ. Skeptical Of Ex-Fire Captain's Free Speech Suit

By Vin Gurrieri ( March 20, 2025, 7:56 PM EDT) -- A former Lynchburg, Virginia, fire captain faced an uphill battle Thursday to persuade a Fourth Circuit panel to revive his suit alleging he was unconstitutionally fired for social media posts that citizens called transphobic and racist, with one judge saying his posts created an "appalling situation."...

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