A woman who was fired from Ball State University in Indiana over a private Facebook post critical of Charlie Kirk following his assassination will receive a $225,000 legal settlement. 

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court last year on behalf of Suzanne Swierc, who worked as director of health promotion and advocacy at Ball State. 

The lawsuit named Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns and argued her termination violated her constitutional rights because she was "a private citizen speaking on a matter of public concern."

“The First Amendment does not allow government institutions to retaliate in those circumstances, and this settlement reflects that," Stevie Pactor, senior staff attorney for the ACLU, said in a statement. 

Swierc referred to Kirk's killing as a "tragedy" in the Facebook post, but went on to say that his death was a "reflection of the violence, fear and hatred he sowed." 

“If you think Charlie Kirk was a wonderful person, we can’t be friends," she said in the post, according to the Associated Press. 

Although the Facebook post was private, the ACLU said in its statement, a screenshot was shared publicly through Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's "Eyes on Education" portal, as well as other social media accounts.