'Free expression' can come at high cost for some workers.
Trial, April, 2008 by Sileo, Carmel
Jeremy Hall, a 23-year-old Army specialist and an atheist, recently sued the Department of Defense and his commanding officer, saying they violated his constitutional rights. While stationed in Iraq, Hall held meetings with other atheists and refused to say grace in the mess hall; in retaliation, he says, he was turned down for a promotion and his major threatened to block his reenlistment. The lawsuit is being brought by Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Hall v. Welborn, No. 08-CV-2098 JWL/DJW (D. Kan. filed Mar. 5, 2008.)
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Hall's lawsuit is the first to directly challenge what Mikey Weinstein, president and founder of the MRFF calls a "pervasive practice" of coercive...
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