Legal Opinion
Carter v. Transport Workers Union of America Local 556
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 7, 2023No. 3:17-cv-02278Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION CHARLENE CARTER, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § § Civil Action No. 3:17-CV-2278-X TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION § OF AMERICA, LOCAL 556, and § SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., § § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING SANCTIONS Southwest Airlines Co. (“Southwest”) fired flight attendant Charlene Carter for sending social-media messages about abortion. Southwest claimed the messages violated its social-media policies regarding civility. The jury found that Southwest violated Title VII’s protections of Carter’s religious speech.…
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