STATE NEWS

A former professor files free speech lawsuit against Collin College over tweets about Mike Pence

The lawsuit filed this week is the second free speech lawsuit filed against the North Texas community college in two months. In separate filings, both professors claim that their First Amendment rights were violated for public statements they made outside the classroom.

By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
Posted 10/28/21

A year ago, Texas history professor Lora Burnett fired off an angry tweet from her private social media account about then-vice president Mike Pence. It landed during the vice presidential debate, …

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