Judge rules that Southwest failed to follow his order in a flight attendant's free-speech case
A Southwest Airlines plane prepares to land at Midway International Airport, Feb. 12, 2023, in Chicago. A judge sanctioned Southwest Airlines on Aug. 7, 2023, writing that the airline twisted his words and disregarded his order in the case of a flight attendant who claimed that she was fired for expressing her opposition to abortion. U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr said Southwest acted as if its own policy limiting what employees can say is more important than a federal law protecting religious speech. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
DALLAS (AP) — In a blistering 29-page order, the judge said the airline acted as if its own policy limiting what employees can say is more important than a federal law protecting religious speech.
