- Ball State will pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit after firing Suzanne Swierc over a private Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk following his killing.
- The ACLU said her firing violated her First Amendment rights as a private citizen; the university said the post caused damaging backlash that threatened enrollment, fundraising and campus safety.
- The case is part of a string of recent settlements and reinstatements after employees lost jobs over social‑media posts about Kirk, highlighting tensions over free speech and consequences online.
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