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Ball State University will pay $225,000 to a former health-care administrator who was fired after criticizing Charlie Kirk on Facebook, a settlement the ACLU of Indiana says upholds protected private speech by a public employee. The case is part of a broader wave of Kirk-related disputes and settlements that highlight tensions over speech outside the workplace in higher education and public institutions.
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.
An ACLU-backed lawsuit over Suzanne Swierc's firing from Ball State University after a private Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk has been settled for $225,000. The ACLU says the firing violated her First Amendment rights as she spoke as a private citizen on a matter of public concern, while Ball State argues the post caused significant campus disruption and risk to enrollment and donations. The settlement resolves the federal suit without a trial and underscores ongoing debates over free speech on social media by government employers.