KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A University of Tennessee professor, who was suspended after she made comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, has filed a lawsuit against the university alleging that her first amendment rights were violated.

On Wednesday, Former Anthropology professor Dr. Tamar Shirinian filed a lawsuit against the University of Tennessee, Chancellor Donde Plowman, System President Randy Boyd and Professor and Faculty Research Fellow at UT's Haslam College of Business Charles Nobel. Shirinian is seeking an unspecified amount, including back pay, front pay, and damages for emotional distress, as well as punitive damages.

Shirinian was placed on leave pending termination after making comments about Kirk's assassination. The lawsuit gives shared cont

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