Prof. Kitrosser Quoted in Washington Examiner on Federal Employee’s Free Speech Rights

Professor Heidi Kitrosser was quoted in the Washington Examiner regarding calls to fire a U.S. Department of Justice paralegal who participated in an immigration protest at a restaurant. Regarding allegations that the employee might also have sent political tweets during the workday, Kitrosser referenced the 1987 case of Rankin v. McPherson, in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Texas constable’s clerk had a First Amendment right to engage in a personal, intra-office discussion in which she indicated support for assassinating President Reagan. Kitrosser explained, “If I were the [Justice Department] paralegal and I found myself in trouble over on-the-job tweets I'd likely start with that case.”