Jeanne Hedgepeth was a longtime, tenured social studies teacher at
Palatine High School in Illinois. In the summer of 2020, while off
duty, Jeanne posted commentary on her personal Facebook page about the
riots and unrest following the death of George Floyd.
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[Judicial Watch]
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Dear Judicial Watch Member,

Jeanne Hedgepeth was a longtime, tenured social studies teacher at
Palatine High School in Illinois.

In the summer of 2020, _while off duty_, Jeanne posted commentary on
her personal Facebook page about the riots and unrest following the
death of George Floyd.

_AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FIRED JEANNE__._

Why? Because some outsiders—many of whom had no connection
whatsoever to the school—complained about her posts.

_IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING TO YOU: YOUR CAREER DESTROYED JUST FOR SHARING
YOUR PERSONAL OPINIONS __ABOUT MAJOR POLITICAL EVENTS._

DON’T GET ANGRY – TAKE ACTION
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As a leader in free speech litigation, JUDICIAL WATCH JUMPED IN to
defend Ms. Hedgepeth’s First Amendment rights by filing a federal
civil rights lawsuit.

Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the
lower court’s ruling which deemed that Jeanne’s firing was legal
despite clearly being based on unconstitutional viewpoint
discrimination.

_IN RESPONSE,__JUDICIAL WATCH HAS FILED A PETITIONTO THE UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT REQUESTING THEY STEP IN TO REVIEW THIS IMPORTANT
CASE__._

Please support our Supreme Court petition by making a generous gift to
fund this fight today—along with all our litigation defending
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DEFEND FREE SPEECH – CONTRIBUTE NOW
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At stake is whether teachers and other public employees can be
outright FIRED for political speech made PRIVATELY, off duty and far
removed from the classroom.

The Seventh Circuit’s decision POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE FREE
SPEECH OF MILLIONS NATIONWIDE, as it teaches that lawful, off-duty
speech on matters of public concern may be punished any time enough
people simply complain.

_THIS IS WHY JUDICIAL WATCH HAS PETITIONED TO TAKE THIS FIGHT TO THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES._

And it’s why I am asking you to make a tax-deductible first-time
gift to Judicial Watch today to support our petition fighting for free
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FUEL OUR FIGHT FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT
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Thank you for supporting Judicial Watch and STANDING UP FOR FREE
SPEECH.

Sincerely,

Tom Fitton
President, Judicial Watch

P.S. This case is much bigger than one teacher. It goes to the heart
of whether The First Amendment still protects 22 million public
employees from being fired for daring to exercise their God-given
First Amendment rights. Please make a first-time donation today to
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