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Showing Original Post only (View all)OU SAE to sue University of Oklahoma and the University President [View all]
Yep. They're being slammed and punished for using their freedom of speech. Law professors are gearing up to help the students out.
NORMAN, Okla. The local chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon is planning to pursue legal action against the University of Oklahoma, and possibly OU President David Boren.
The group has hired high-profile attorney, Stephen Jones to represent them.
Jones told NewsChannel 4 the group is outraged over President Boren shutting down the fraternity house and branding all SAE members as racists and bigots.
Jones says the two students who were expelled because of the incident have apologized sincerely for their remarks, and now the incident is being exploited.
He said they lacked judgment in a social setting, but they should not be tarred and feathered as racists.
The group has hired high-profile attorney, Stephen Jones to represent them.
Jones told NewsChannel 4 the group is outraged over President Boren shutting down the fraternity house and branding all SAE members as racists and bigots.
Jones says the two students who were expelled because of the incident have apologized sincerely for their remarks, and now the incident is being exploited.
He said they lacked judgment in a social setting, but they should not be tarred and feathered as racists.
http://kfor.com/2015/03/12/ou-sae-to-sue-ou-possibly-president-boren/
But the expulsions immediately struckconstitutional law experts such as professor Eugene Volokh, of the University of California at Los Angeles and the Volokh Conspiracy blog, as strange. Did the University of Oklahoma, a public institution, just punish speech that, while clearly abhorrent, was protected under the First Amendment? Was this a violation of the Constitution?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/11/expelled-oklahoma-students-have-an-excellent-chance-of-succeeding-if-they-sue/
Sorry but the second "hanging" or "lynching" was uttered, it became hate speech, imho.
On edit: brain fart. That speech is protected. Was thinking hate crime and confused the two.
Fucking crybaby, asswipe, entitled, racist pigs.
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That's pretty astute analysis. No way an organization that openly violates
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#43
Admitting to racial discrimination and threatening to lynch other students goes beyond the 1st Amend
GreatGazoo
Mar 2015
#4
Doesn't OU have a student code of conduct? Didn't they agree to abide by the code when
FSogol
Mar 2015
#6
Regardless of what is says, any University can err on the side of protecting their student's safety.
FSogol
Mar 2015
#25
the frat chapter itself has zero legal remedies, though, as it's already been dissolved
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#26
OK. Let's further investigate how the freshman members learned the song
alcibiades_mystery
Mar 2015
#14
the University MUST provide a welcoming & safe environment for all students.
KittyWampus
Mar 2015
#15
Since the national fraternity closed the OU chapter, the university seems within its rights
Maeve
Mar 2015
#17