A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges Eastern Florida State College violated the First Amendment rights of an employee who was fired because of social-media posts after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk .

Attorneys for Erika Santos, who worked as a grant accountant at the Brevard County campus, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Orlando.

Kirk, who led the group Turning Point USA, was assassinated Sept. 10 during an appearance at Utah Valley University. Santos shared posts and wrote comments on a personal Facebook account after Kirk was shot.

The college, which received an anonymous letter about the posts, suspended Santos on Sept. 18 and fired her on Oct. 16. In part, the college alleged in a termination letter that Santos' comments "appeared to condone if

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