TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - A federal judge heard arguments Monday morning in the case of a former Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission employee seeking reinstatement after being fired for sharing a social media post about Charlie Kirk’s death.

Brittney Brown, a biologist who worked at the Tyndall Air Force Base Critical Wildlife Area, was terminated after sharing a post from a parody account that said whales weren’t saddened by Kirk’s death.

Brown shared the post on her private Instagram account in September while on vacation. The post was later shared and went viral, leading to her termination shortly after.

FWC said on social media that making light of Charlie Kirk’s death didn’t align with the state agency’s values.

Gary Edinger, Brown’s lawyer, sa

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