Bird v. Biss et al

  1. February 06, 2025

    Manager's Work, Not Gaza Posts, Led To Firing, Ill. City Says

    A former Evanston, Illinois, employee shouldn't be allowed to go to trial on claims that he was fired for publicly expressing sympathy for Palestinians in Gaza because evidence clearly proves his performance is what cost him his job, city officials argued Wednesday.

  2. January 12, 2024

    Ill. Worker Says Sympathy For Palestinians Cost Him His Job

    A former employee of the city of Evanston, Illinois, claimed Friday in federal court that he was unlawfully fired in retaliation for publicly expressing sympathy for Palestinians in Gaza in light of conflict that ramped up between Israel and the Middle Eastern region's government in October.