College Trustee’s Anti-Conservative Comments Will ‘Figure Prominently’ in First Amendment Case, Attorney Says

College Trustee’s Anti-Conservative Comments Will ‘Figure Prominently’ in First Amendment Case, Attorney Says
A screenshot from the video of the Dec. 13, 2022 meeting of the KCCD Board of Trustees. Screenshot via YouTube/Kern Community College District Board of Trustees
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After a college board vice president quipped about getting rid of conservative faculty members, the attorney representing two history professors said he expects these “ugly comments” to “figure prominently” in a First Amendment lawsuit.

Vice president of Kern Community College District (KCCD) Board of Trustees John Corkins made comments against conservative faculty members at a board meeting on Dec. 13, 2022.
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