You’ll find the difference here is that the First Amendment applies to government acts. I can fire you for protected speech! The government largely can’t. Plu

You’ll find the difference here is that the First Amendment applies to government acts. I can fire you for protected speech! The government largely can’t. Plus, in this case, misconduct: “state officials falsely claimed her private post caused significant operational disruption and generated hundreds of public complaints; discovery in the case revealed those claims to be fabricated”