Chattanooga assistant fired over tweet sues to get job back
by Teresa M. Walker, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 29, 2021 12:15 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 29, 2021 at 12:28 pm EDT
A Chattanooga football assistant coach fired over a social media post disparaging the state of Georgia and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams is suing to get his job back along with back pay and damages. He contends his First Amendment rights were violated.
Chris Malone says he was forced to resign Jan. 7 in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Eastern District of U.S. District Court. Malone is suing Chancellor Steven Angle, athletic director Mark Wharton and coach Rusty Wright individually and in their roles at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.