Court finds Trump administration breached First Amendment through out-of-office messages
A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration breached the First Amendment by dispatching automated emails blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. In a ruling, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper stated that the Department of Education (DOE) cannot compel federal employees to participate in partisan messaging. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), […]
Judge instructs Department of Education to cease attributing shutdown to Democrats in workers’ out-of-office messages.
Federal Judge Rules Against Partisan Emails from Education Department A federal judge ruled in favor of a union on Friday regarding the Department of Education’s communications. The Trump administration faced allegations that partisan messages in emails sent from the Department were unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper stated that messages blaming Democrats for the government […]
SBA workers on leave create out-of-office messages
Staff at a small business management organization in Furlough initiated an automatic email response to hold Democrats accountable for a recent government shutdown. The message noted that the Senate Democrats blocked a clean federal funding bill (HR 5371), which could hinder the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from supporting around 36 million small businesses. According […]