Circuit Court Reverses Field in Players’ Free Speech Case

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court, granting summary judgment to a football coach and school district, who had been sued by several student athletes, who were kicked off the football team after they started a petition for the football coach’s ouster.   Specifically, the panel found that the petition did not represent protected speech or activity and that all coaches should have the right to maintain discipline on their teams.   The incident occurred in t