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UT professor fired after Charlie Kirk comments
Filed: Jun 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Judge granted most of a UT professor’s request to amend her lawsuit after she was fired over social media comments.
WHO: A former University of Tennessee professor; UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman and others
WHAT: A judge granted most of the professor’s request to amend her lawsuit after her firing tied to social media comments referencing Charlie Kirk.
WHEN: Jun 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM ET
WHERE: University of Tennessee Knoxville (UT Knoxville), Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: The professor was fired over comments she made on social media in the wake of political activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
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