The first amendment doesn't apply to US government entities. As individuals they have the right. Unless Alison made it clear she was interviewing Dr. Kheriaty as a DNR employee she should not have been fired.
The first amendment doesn't apply to US government entities. As individuals they have the right. Unless Alison made it clear she was interviewing Dr. Kheriaty as a DNR employee she should not have been fired.
Hmm... ThatтАЩs a good point. I was too broad in saying that part. I was specifically referring to AlisonтАЩs тАЬnot as DNRтАЭ interview. It was her personal persona rather than her DNR persona. However, first amendment protections donтАЩt cover agencies advocating for speech restrictions of citizens.
The first amendment doesn't apply to US government entities. As individuals they have the right. Unless Alison made it clear she was interviewing Dr. Kheriaty as a DNR employee she should not have been fired.
That's why I am requesting everyone to send a message to WA State Dept of Natural Resources asking for an explanation!
"The first amendment doesn't apply to US government entities. "
Can you clarify this? SCOTUS ruled that the first amendment extends beyond Congress and applies to all federal government entities.
Are you referring to those entities speech? Or are you referring to those entities abridging the speech of a private citizen?
Hmm... ThatтАЩs a good point. I was too broad in saying that part. I was specifically referring to AlisonтАЩs тАЬnot as DNRтАЭ interview. It was her personal persona rather than her DNR persona. However, first amendment protections donтАЩt cover agencies advocating for speech restrictions of citizens.
I understood that to be your meaning, but the wording threw me off slightly.
No worries.