"Gossip," "Abusive Language," and "Soft Beta Males" in Public Comments at School Board Meetings

Blanchard v. Augusta Bd. of Ed., decided yesterday by Judge Stacey Neumann (D. Me.), held that the First Amendment was likely violated by school board public commentary policies forbidding

1. "gossip,"
2. "abusive … language.,"
3. "vulgar language," and
4. "complaints or allegations … at Board meetings concerning any person employed by the school system or against particular students," also described as "[p]ersonal matters or complaints concerning student or staff issues."