Maine school board ordered to pay a parent $40K for violating First Amendment rights

McBreairty filed the lawsuit, Shawn McBreairty v. School Board RSU22, on July 8 as a result of the school board banning him from attending school programs and board meetings.

McBreairty filed the lawsuit, Shawn McBreairty v. School Board RSU22 on July 8 as a result of the school board banning him from attending school programs and board meetings.

McBreairty stated, "I filed this lawsuit because I believe that we do not have a Constitutional Republic without the First Amendment. I didn’t receive any taxpayer money from this, I did it because it was the right thing to do. I hope that Chair Heath Miller and RSU22 learned their lesson and they will treat everyone with the respect and dignity that we deserve from now on when it comes to our Constitutional rights."