Following a three-day trial, a jury has found in favor of a former school teacher on his claim that the superintendent of the district retaliated against him after he called for a vote of “no confidence” against her.  The jury concluded that the superintendent had violated the teacher’s constitutional right, under the First Amendment, to free speech regarding matters of public importance.  The jury awarded compensatory damages, as well as punitive damages to deter future First Amendment violations.  The trial was held in the federal district court in Rutland, Vermont.

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