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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Apr. 9, 2016

9th Circuit revives student-activist's free speech suit

A Tea Party activist and California State University Fresno student disciplined for harassing two Chicano and Latin American Studies professors saw the court revive his claim that the university muzzled his free speech rights.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A Tea Party activist and California State University, Fresno student disciplined for harassing two Chicano and Latin American Studies professors saw the 9th Circuit on Thursday revive his claim that the university muzzled his free speech rights.

Neil O'Brien, who founded a conservative political group on campus, was disciplined by Cal State officials after he videotaped h...

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