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Auburn University: Administration ā€˜Considering Optionsā€™ Over Lecturerā€™s Anti-Police Social Media Posts

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In July 2020, Auburn University lecturer Jesse Goldberg tweeted in response to a video of plainclothes police officers detaining a protester using an unmarked van: ā€œThis is kidnapping. Fuck every single cop.ā€ Goldbergā€™s social media commentary regarding the abolition of police drew criticism from Donald Trump, Jr., and calls for Goldbergā€™s termination by Alabama state legislator Rep. Brett Easterbrook. Auburn told media outlets it was ā€œconsidering optionsā€ concerning Goldberg. FIREwrote to Auburn on August 3, explaining that Goldbergā€™s extramural remarks were protected by the First Amendment, state law, and university policy. Auburn responded to ¹ū¶³“«Ć½app¹Ł·½, pledging that it would not infringe on Goldbergā€™s First Amendment rights.

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