No. 25A562

Jeanne Hedgepeth v. James A. Britton, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-14
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: first-amendment free-speech pickering-test political-speech public-employee viewpoint-discrimination
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a public employer violates the First Amendment by terminating an employee for expressing political views on social media while off-duty

Docket Entries

2025-11-17
Application (25A562) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until January 8, 2026.
2025-11-12
Application (25A562) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 24, 2025 to January 8, 2026, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

Jeanne Hedgepeth
Paul D. ClementClement & Murphy, PLLC, Petitioner