(Fox News via Worldwide Speakers Group)
Lawsuit was filed on behalf of Turning Point USA at the University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico (UNM) is being sued in federal court due to the “hefty” security fee imposed on an event held by conservative students.
The Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) filed a federal lawsuit against UNM for attempting to charge students over $5,000 in security fees for hosting women’s sports activist and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines as a speaker. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Turning Point USA chapter at the university and the Leadership Institute, an organization that supports conservative student organizations with event planning.
Gaines, the director of the Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute and a former Division I athlete who competed against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, was set to speak “about her experience competing against a transgender athlete” and as someone “who advocates for the protection of women’s opportunities in sports.”
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