A judge dismissed a professor’s lawsuit against Shawnee State University that rebuked him for not addressing a transgender student using the student’s preferred gender terms.
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Nicholas Meriwether’s federal lawsuit alleged that University officials violated his rights by compelling him to speak in a way that contradicts his Christian beliefs.
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School 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.