Overview

• Brittney Brown filed a federal lawsuit in Tallahassee this week challenging her Sept. 15 firing and seeking reinstatement and back pay.
• The ACLU of Florida is representing her, arguing the repost did not condone violence and was shared off duty on a private account.
• Her Instagram story reshared a @whalefact meme about the shooting of Charlie Kirk, and a Libs of TikTok screenshot was followed by the agency’s termination announcement.
• The suit names FWC Executive Director Roger Young and division director Melissa Tucker, cites her Other Personal Services status, and alleges due‑process lapses including a home visit with a law‑enforcement officer delivering a termination letter.
• FWC says the post made light of Kirk’s assassination and violated agency values under a zero-tolerance posture toward promoting violence, and it says leaders acted swiftly to fire her.