A history professor claimed his colleague was fired from a California university for sharing conservative political beliefs, according to a lawsuit filed June 1.

The Free Speech Institute is acting on behalf of Bakersfield University Professor Damon Johnson. lawsuit The text claims that colleague Professor Matthew Garrett was fired by Bakersfield University in April after he expressed his political beliefs through newspaper articles and radio appearances. Garrett was targeted based on comments that included defending the term “cultural Marxism,” according to the Free Speech Institute. (Related article: ‘Treated like a criminal’: Professor claims university terminated contract and banned him from campus over conservative beliefs)

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Mr Johnson will succeed Mr Garrett Renegade Institute for LibertyAccording to the Free Speech Institute, it is a coalition of schools made up of “B.C. faculty and staff who value true academic freedom, free speech and critical thinking.” press release. The lawsuit alleges that the group is “demonized by school administrators.”

Johnson is asking the university not to take disciplinary action based on his political views, according to the complaint. It also seeks the issuance of an injunction to prevent universities from investigating or firing him based on his speeches.

Mr Johnson also came under intense scrutiny from university authorities after he took issue with comments posted on the group’s Facebook page by another colleague, according to the lawsuit.

The Free Speech Institute and Bakersfield University did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.