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This legal document presents an appeal in the case of Labriola v. Miami-Dade County, heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. John Labriola, a former media aide, sued Miami-Dade County after being suspended and fired for an opinion piece critical of the Equality Act, which used inflammatory language. He claimed his First Amendment rights—free speech, free exercise, and free press—were violated, that he was compelled to speak, and that the County's anti-discrimination policy was unconstitutionally overbroad. The Appeals Court upheld the district court's decision to grant summary judgment to the County, finding that Labriola's speech interests did not outweigh the County's need for efficient operations, his free press and compelled speech claims lacked merit, and his overbreadth challenge was unsubstantiated.

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