Legal Opinion
Souders v. Department of Homeland Security
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 11, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-3924Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PETER SOUDERS, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 25-3924 (TJK) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU- RITY et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Peter Souders was fired from his job with a U.S. Coast Guard contractor in September 2025. He alleges that federal officials forced his employer to fire him because of comments he posted on social media about the murder of conservative activist and organizer Charlie Kirk. So Souders sued those officials and their respective agencies. He brings three claims for relief, as- serting first, that…
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