Public defender’s leadership called photo of staffer posing with rifle and Israeli flag ‘akin to displaying a Nazi swastika,” federal lawsuit claims – CWB Chicago

In the complaint, which accuses office leadership of violating her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights, Debra Gassman said she was “devastated” by the Oct. 7 strike which killed more than 1,100 Israelis. She became upset that “few seemed to care—or even were aware of” the attack when she returned to work. So, she decided to “raise awareness” by moving the photo from her office to an employee mailbox area “where other employees were allowed to put photos and decorations.”