Fired over post about Charlie Kirk, Ball State staff member sues university president

The staff member fired by Ball State University because of a Facebook post about the murder of Charlie Kirk is suing university president Geoffrey Mearns, alleging a violation of her First Amendment rights. Suzanne Swierc, formerly Ball State's director of health promotion and advocacy, is being represented by the Indiana American Civil Liberties Union. In a news conference Monday on Zoom, Swierc said she felt "violated" and filed a police report after a stranger called her cell phone, recited her full name, title, and home address, adding, "Maybe I deserve what Charlie got, is what the person said." A Ball...