‘Decision defends freedom’: 9th Circuit rules in favor of educators fired over gender opinions

Rachel Sager (left), Mathew Hoffmann (center) and Katie Medart (right) in front of Portland federal courthouse on June 16, 2024. Credit: Katie Medart.

GRANTS PASS, Oregon – Two Oregon educators who were fired for expressing their opinions about gender-identity issues on their own time have won a victory in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The two women, Rachel Sager (previously Damiano), a former assistant principal, and Katie Medart, a teacher, had sued the Grants Pass School District...