Appeals Court Rules that First Amendment Protects Teacher Wearing MAGA Hat

A federal appeals court panel ruled in favor of a teacher who brought a “Make America Great Again” hat to teacher trainings, determining it was protected under the First Amendment.

The three-judge panel ruled that a Vancouver, Wash., public school principal did not have a legitimate administrative interest in preventing Eric Dodge, a sixth grade science teacher, from bringing the hat to a cultural sensitivity and racial bias training, because it did not create a disruption.

“While some of the training attendees may have been outraged or offended by Dodge’s political expression, no evidence of actual or tangible disruption to school operations has been presented,” Judge Danielle Forrest wrote. “Political speech is the quintessential example of protected speech, and it is inherently controversial.”

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