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A former Florida state biologist is suing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for wrongful termination.

The employee was fired after reposting a social media message about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The lawsuit claims the firing violated the employee's First Amendment right to free speech.

In what may be the first lawsuit by a Florida state government worker fired because of a social media post about conservative activist , a former state biologist has filed a lawsuit against leadership.

Brittney Brown, a Bay County resident who worked at the state agency for about seven years, was fired Sept. 15 after reposting another account's post on her private Instagram story.

The original post read: "the whales are deeply sadd

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