Ball State said the post caused ‘significant disruption’ to the campus community

The scientist wrote that her state "only provides First Amendment protections to those in favor with the current administration."

After the killing of Charlie Kirk, Vice President JD Vance called on employers to fire people who criticized him.

Attorneys say a woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement

Lawsuit filed last year by the ACLU accused Ball State University of violating Suzanne Swierc’s free speech rights

The University fired the woman last September and said her private Facebook post about the assassinated conservative activist was the sole reason for her termination.

Attorneys say a woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement.

Ball State said the post caused ‘significant disruption’ to the campus community

Suzanne Swierc's Kirk post was hidden behind privacy settings until someone took a screenshot. The university called it a disruption.

In her private Facebook post, Suzanne Swierc referred to Kirk’s killing as a “tragedy.” But she also called it a “reflection of the violence, fear, and hatred he sowed.”

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Multiple people were fired or even arrested for criticizing Kirk after his death.

The settlements illustrate the limits employers can have in regulating their workers' political rhetoric.