Washington Captain Settles Religious Discrimination Claims for $1 Million
A Washington fire captain who was terminated for ignoring orders to stop sending religious-themes emails over the department’s email system has reached a settlement of his First Amendment religious discrimination suit. Former Spokane Valley captain Jon Sprague has agreed to settle his suit against the Spokane Valley Fire Department for close to $1 million.
The six-year legal battle that wound up in the Washington Supreme Court just about a year ago has been chronicled here in four stories:
Spokane Valley Captain Pushing Right to Send Religious Emails
Spokane Valley Captain Fired For Religious Emails
Washington Captain Sues Over Termination for Religious Emails
Washington Captain Wins First Amendment Reprieve
The settlement calls for a $900,000 payment and additional retirement benefits.
Spokane Valley Fire, former captain reach $900K settlement in free speech case
