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SC Captain Terminated for BLM Post Can Allege Race Discrimination But Not 1st Amendment
A magistrate judge has recommended the dismissal of the First Amendment claims of a white Columbia fire captain who threatened on Facebook to run over Black Lives Matter protestors. However, he also recommended that the Captain be allowed to make his case to a jury that his termination constituted race discrimination.
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