#KelvinCochran actually lost his case against the City of Atlanta, yet Alliance Defending Freedom is spinning it as a win. Full explanation below.
1. Kelvin claimed that his firing violated his 1st Amendment rights to free speech at his employment. The court disagreed with his finding. When placed against the Pickering test, Cochran's claims fails, and fails miserably.
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Nino Fortson becomes the 10th transgender person to be killed this year, and the first transgender man killed this year in America. They are the 8th person of color to be killed this year. thegavoice.com/today-in-gay-a… …
As of May 2018, 10 homicides of trans Americans have been reported. Read more about them below.
The first known trans victim was Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, 42, of North Adams, Mass. The founder of the Miss Trans America and Miss Trans New England pageants, she was stabbed to death at her home January 5. Her husband, Mark S. Steele-Knudslien, 47, has been charged.
Seventeen people died on Wednesday when a former student entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and opened fire. As the community and the country grieve, names and details of the victims are gradually emerging.
Carmen Schentrup, 16, was a promising student — a National Merit Scholar semifinalist, before Wednesday’s Florida school shooting in Parkland cut her life short. She was one of 10 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas to qualify as semifinalist for 2018, sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/…
Follow the threaded posts below this pinned post for the latest updates on the investigation into the #FloridaSchoolShooting in #Parkland (Will be continuously updated)
White supremacist group linked to Parkland shooting obsessed with lone wolves, mass murder tpf.today/2EpChCj …
Lori Alhadeff, the mother of Parkland shooting victim Alyssa Alhadeff speaks to CNN: "I just spent the last two hours putting the burial arrangements for my daughters funeral, who is 14! President Trump, please do something—these kids need safety now!"