[tanknetter]

The number of precedents upholding freedom of speech, even racist speech, on public university campuses is significant.

And I mean really significant. See the link posted in the Volkhov piece cited earlier.

These kids are looking at having there personal and professional lives ruined. Deservedly so. They’ll (and perhaps more importantly their parents) be very receptive to the notion that they can recoup some of their expected financial losses from the unconstitutional expulsion. Which will be (probably already is) being made by a long line of lawyers and advocacy groups looking to represent them.

Which could very well include the ACLU. Which loves to take cases like this to demonstrate their “non-partisan” nature and commitment to the First Amendment.

[Tau Food]

Well, I just don't think that Oklahoma taxpayers face too much exposure in any case these students bring. By the time a jury decides how much they as taxpayers should give these students, these students will probably have graduated from some other college somewhere. And, there probably won't be a lot of sympathy for them.

Maybe the judge will award some fees for the attorneys, though. And, of course, that's always a good thing. /sarc

[skeeter]

These kids are looking at having there personal and professional lives ruined. Deservedly so.

Thank goodness there were no cellphones around to record me reciting the eenie meenie mynee moe chant as a boy. I'd be on skid row today.

[tbw2]

If these kids get expelled and face financial consequences for a racist rant, I want to see La Raza and black student organizations face the same consequences for “hate crackers”.

Inverting a social structure from 60 years ago that had whites on top so that they are now on the bottom is not progress, it is not justice, it is just as wrong as before.