(WCIV) — The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina filed a lawsuit Friday against Clemson University, accusing the school of violating the First Amendment by firing a faculty member over a Facebook post criticizing the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of former assistant professor Joshua Bregy, seeks his reinstatement, corrections to his personnel record and monetary damages.

“The First Amendment protects the rights of public employees to speak in their personal capacity on important public topics,” said Allen Chaney, legal director for the ACLU of South Carolina. “When it comes to free speech, Clemson isn’t allowed to cave to the whims of a political mob. Fortunately for us all, the Constitution is made of stern

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