TRACY v. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEES

No. 18-10173.

980 F.3d 799 (2020)

James TRACY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Christopher Beetle, John W. Kelly, Heather Coltman, Diane Alperin, Florida Education Association, Robert Zoeller, Jr., Michael Moats, Defendants-Appellees, Anthony Barbar, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 16, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Blickensderfer , Richard J. Ovelmen , Rachel Ann Oostendorp , Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA, Miami, FL, Matthew Benzion , Benzion Law Group, PA, Wilton Manors, FL, Louis Frank Leo, IV , Joel D. Medgebow , Medgebow Law, PA, Coconut Creek, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jack J. Aiello , Holly Griffin Goodman , Gerard J. Curley , Roger William Feicht , Edward A. Marod , Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, PA, West Palm Beach, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees.

Holly Griffin Goodman , Gerard J. Curley , Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, PA, for Defendants-Appellees Christopher Beetle.

Holly Griffin Goodman , Gerard J. Curley , Roger William Feicht , Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, PA, for Defendants-Appellees John W. Kelly, Heather Coltman, Diane Alperin.

Robert F. McKee , Melissa C. Mihok , Robert F. McKee, PA, Tampa, FL, for Defendants-Appellees Florida Education Association, Michael Moats.

Before MARCUS, JULIE CARNES, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Following the December 14, 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, where twenty children and six adults lost their lives, Plaintiff James Tracy attracted national news media attention for publicly questioning whether the massacre had in fact occurred. At the time, Plaintiff held a tenured position in the School...

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