Legal Opinion
Thibault v. Spino
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided December 30, 2019No. 3:19-cv-00872Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ASHLEY N. THIBAULT Plaintiff, Civil No. 3:19-cv-872 (JBA) v. MOLLY SPINO, individually, and TORRINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION, December 30, 2019 Defendants. RULING DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS In this § 1983 action, Plaintiff Ashleigh Thibault claims that her First Amendment rights were violated when she was fired from her position as a contract public school bus driver after engaging in political speech on Facebook. The firing occurred after Ms. Thibault criticized Defendant Molly Spino, a member of the Torrington Board of Education…
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