US EditionEx-Ole Miss Staffer Sues Chancellor for Wrongful Firing over Charlie Kirk Post
Lauren Stokes alleges wrongful termination after reposting criticism of Charlie Kirk’s death, claiming retaliation and a violation of her First Amendment rights at a public university.
- On Tuesday, Lauren Stokes filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, naming Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce in both official and personal capacities.
- On Sept. 10, 2025, after Charlie Kirk was killed, Lauren Stokes reposted on her private Instagram account a post labeling him a `yt supremacist and reimagined Klan` member; Kirk had been scheduled to visit Ole Miss on Oct. 29.
- After the university placed Stokes on paid administrative leave around 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, Boyce announced her firing and called her comments "hurtful" and "insensitive" later that afternoon.
- The Stokeses' restaurant in Oxford, Mississippi faced death and bomb threats forcing a two-week closure; the lawsuit says Boyce cut ties, canceled contracts, and Stokes seeks damages with a jury trial as Boyce has 30 days to respond.
- Stokes's complaint argues the university punished her for exercising First Amendment rights, seeking a court declaration that Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce violated those rights and requests damages plus attorneys' fees.
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University chancellor sued after employee fired for Charlie Kirk posts
Employee sues Ole Miss chancellor after being fired over Charlie Kirk postsby Michael Goldberg, Mississippi Today October 22, 2025A former University of Mississippi employee fired in September over social media commentary she reposted about the assassination of Charlie Kirk has filed a federal lawsu...
UM Employee Sues After Losing Her Job for Criticizing Kirk
Former University of Mississippi employee Lauren Stokes alleges that Chancellor Glenn Boyce violated her First Amendment rights by firing her after she shared a social media post criticizing Charlie Kirk. The post called him a “yt supremacist and reimagined Klan” member. The post University of Mississippi Employee Who Lost Her Job for Criticizing Charlie Kirk Sues Chancellor appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Ex-Ole Miss staffer sues chancellor for wrongful firing over Charlie Kirk post
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - A former University of Mississippi employee filed a federal lawsuit against the university's chancellor. The Oxford Eagle reported Lauren Stokes filed the lawsuit on October 21, 2025, saying she was wrongly fired over a private social media post regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Stokes said the university violated her First Amendment rights. Erika Kirk, J.D. Vance set to speak at University of Mississippi …
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Stokes claims her firing violates her First Amendment right to free speech. She argues that as a public employee, she has the right to express her views as a private citizen on matters of public concern, especially on her private social media and outside of work hours.
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