Court: Washington teacher wearing MAGA hat fell under protected speech

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a former teacher in Vancouver, concluding that his wearing a hat supporting former President Donald Trump to school was protected speech under the First Amendment.

Court documents show that science teacher Eric Dodge brought the “Make America Great Again” baseball cap with him to an Evergreen Public Schools building twice before the 2019-20 school year, The Columbian reported. The first occasion was to a staff-only cultural sensitivity and racial bias training.

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