( January 6, 2026, 8:52 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A school parent who criticized a Michigan school district’s COVID-19 policy has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari, seeking review of a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruling affirming a Michigan federal district court judgment that school officials’ communications to her employer and the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding her criticism did not constitute adverse actions in violation of her free speech rights given that she was unaware of the communications and continued to direct criticism at the school district....