Indiana university worker settles for $225K after Charlie Kirk post fallout
TL;DR
Ball State University will pay $225,000 to Suzanne Swierc, who was fired after a private Facebook post about Charlie Kirk; the ACLU says the firing violated the First Amendment, while the university says the post provoked a flood of outraged calls and emails that disrupted campus operations and fundraising. The settlement is described as modest compared with litigation costs.
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