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Former Texas State University professor Thomas Alter filed a lawsuit against the school claiming his firing breached his contract and violated his First Amendment rights.

Alter was fired on Sept. 10 after video of him speaking at a socialism conference surfaced on YouTube.

Alter is asking for lost wages and to be reinstated at the university.

SAN MARCOS, Texas - A Texas State University professor who was fired earlier this month for comments made during a conference has filed a lawsuit against the school claiming it violated his contract with the firing.

Dr. Thomas Alter was fired on Sept. 10 after a video surfaced of him speaking at a socialism conference .

Court documents claim Alter’s firing was "politically-motivated discrimination" and that the school failed to u

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