Yes but it would be impossible to draw up a contract that said “support a law the company doesn’t like”.
It was a specious reason for firing so I suspect they are paying him to stay home.
Trivia: Schilling was an avid Squad Leader player, an Avalon board game famous for being so detailed/tedious.
They wouldn’t have to, that’s you narrowing the point to make it seem different than it is. All the contract has to say is “presenting an image of the network, via the network or other media, that run counter to the values of the network”.
It’s not specious at all. It’s not like it’s the first time they’ve called him for going against the line. It’s the same concept that keeps getting Keith Olbermann fired by ESPN and NBC and every place else he works.
I owned Squad Leader, not as detailed as Battle of Britain. I used to have a lot of the AH catalog.