Posted on 11/08/2023 6:41:59 PM PST by simpson96
A Laramie preacher has won a federal lawsuit against the University of Wyoming (UW). He had sued the university for infringing on his constitutionally protected free speech rights.
Last December, Laramie Faith Community Church Elder Todd Schmidt displayed an anti-trans banner in the UW student union, identifying an individual transgender student by name. The university banned him from tabling for one year, alleging that he was harassing the student.
Schmidt sued UW on First Amendment grounds. He won a preliminary injunction that has already let him return to the student union. Last week, both parties agreed to a judge's order, bringing the case to a close.
UW can no longer censor Schmidt's views on the sexual identity of individual students. It can however continue to punish him if he violates union policies in other ways, such as by talking to students who don't want to talk to him.
Schmidt had asked the court to declare those policies unconstitutional, but he lost that particular argument. UW's discrimination policies still stand; the lawsuit simply demonstrates that Schmidt's behavior did not violate them.
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UW will also pay Schmidt $35,000 for attorney fees and expenses.
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Well that’s refreshing!
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