A Florida police officer can’t proceed with claims that a reprimand she received for posting an “expletive-laden rant” about Black Lives Matter on her Facebook page caused her to lose out on a job with the Drug Enforcement Administration, a federal trial court ruled.
Nicole Lucas, an officer with the City of Delray Beach Police Department, sued the city, alleging First Amendment retaliation and sex discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. §1983.
The First Amendment retaliation claim fails because Lucas didn’t show that she suffered an adverse employment action, Judge Roy K. Altman of the US District Court for the ...
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