Mealey's (December 8, 2022, 8:45 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A Tennessee police officer who was fired for a post on Facebook criticizing the sheriff after being reprimanded for earlier posts about the sheriff and warned not to post “negative comments” failed to show that her speech was protected or that her firing was actually retaliation for making allegations of sex discrimination, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled....