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People fired over Charlie Kirk posts get payouts for First Amendment retaliation (www.npr.org)

submitted 6 hours ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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After the conservative activist was shot, Ruhtenberg wrote things like "live by the sword, die by the sword" and "you reap what you sow" and that she disagreed with Kirk's views about the Second Amendment. Ruhtenberg also said that "whoever shot [Kirk] should go to prison."

State public defender Jeff Wright testified during the appeals proceedings that Ruhtenberg was fired because her posts were perceived as condoning violence.

Ruhtenberg then sued the state and Wright in federal court for First Amendment retaliation. In May, they settled and Ruhtenberg was awarded $125,000 in damages.

The Iowa public defender's office and Wright did not respond to a request for comment.

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[–] some_guy 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Reading about the payout some guy got from a corrupt sheriff who locked him up made me realize I should have jumped on this bandwagon to make a few bucks. Fuck Chuck. His wife blows Vance.

[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 4 points 2 hours ago

To be fair to past you, it was not at all clear that our legal system was going to actually follow the law in this case. Nor is it easy to sue someone about anything. Plus, who knows? I assume these judgements aren't immune to appeals, anything could still happen.

[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 10 points 3 hours ago

A woman at my workplace was fired for it, she's now suing the living shit out of the employer and the individuals who made the decisions on an individual basis.

She's a lawyer so, not well thought out.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 hours ago

Israel killed kirk.