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Attorneys say a woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement
- Frame 1Ball State will pay Suzanne Swierc $225,000 after firing her over a private Facebook post about Charlie Kirk.
- Frame 2She had directed health promotion and advocacy on the university's Muncie, Indiana, campus before the September firing.
- Frame 3The university cited the post as the sole reason and said it caused significant campus disruption.
- Frame 4The ACLU sued President Geoffrey Mearns, arguing Swierc spoke privately on a matter of public concern.
- Frame 5The settlement turns the speech fight into a legal bill for a public university.
- Frame 6The unresolved line: when can disruption claims outweigh a public employee speaking as a private citizen?
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- May 26, 4:04 PM EDT
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- May 26, 1:39 PM EDT