Judge Won't Wade Into Naval Academy Expulsion Over Tweets
A social distancing sign is seen on the floor as a midshipman walks to class at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Aug. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (CN) — A federal judge dismissed a civil rights case brought by a midshipman challenging his Naval Academy expulsion over offensive social media posts about the police shooting of a Black woman, finding it’s too early for a court to weigh in. Chase Standage, a 21-year-old white midshipman hoping for a career as a fighter pilot, was widely condemned on social media in June after he tweeted that Breonna Taylor, kil...
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