PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — A judge dismissed a professor’s lawsuit against a small, public university in Ohio that rebuked him for not addressing a transgender student using the student’s preferred gender terms.
Nicholas Meriwether’s federal lawsuit alleged that Shawnee State University officials violated his rights by compelling him to speak in a way that contradicts his Christian beliefs.
Schools officials contended that such language was part of his job responsibilities, not speech protected by the First Amendment, and that the case should be dismissed. U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott dismissed it last week, agreeing that the manner in which Meriwether addressed the student wasn’t protected under the First Amendment.
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ReplyDeleteNorthwest Woodsman: If this were turned around, the case would have been decided in his favor. However, due to a recently established Pedomarxist fad that has created another protected class, we have to comply with their demands or we will be punished.
ReplyDeleteExactly what is a pedomarxist?
ReplyDeleteJust asking, never heard the term before reading your post NW