AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas State University professor who was fired after a video surfaced online showing him allegedly inciting violence has filed a lawsuit against the university.

In the suit, Thomas Alter argues that the university violated his right to free speech and did not follow proper procedure in terminating him.

Alter, who was an Associate History professor, was fired last week after a video emerged on social media showing him speaking at the Revolutionary Socialism Conference, an online conference put on by Socialist Horizon, on Sept. 7.

Streamer Karlyn Borysenko, who describes herself as an “anti-communist cult leader,” recorded the conference and uploaded a video of the speech online.

During his speech, Alter discussed the various tactics that different socialist groups

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