Jury awards million-dollar verdict to attorney fired by Alaska Department of Law
Joan Wilkerson has argued for years that the Department of Law fails to follow state law when promoting employees.
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Joan Wilkerson has argued for years that the Department of Law fails to follow state law when promoting employees.
The judge ruled her firing, caused by tweeting about Trump, was a violation of her free speech.
A U.S. judge Thursday sided with an attorney who alleged she was wrongly fired by the state of Alaska over political opinions expressed on a personal blog.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. judge sided Thursday with an attorney who alleged she was wrongly fired by the state over political opinions expressed on a personal blog.
A judge ruled that Governor Mike Dunleavy and his chief of staff wrongfully fired an attorney who criticized Donald Trump on her blog and social media.