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University of Florida pays $66K to settle free speech case

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University of Florida pays $66K to settle free speech case

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – The University of Florida has agreed to pay $66,000 and make some policy changes to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a conservative student organization.

Young Americans for Freedom claimed in the lawsuit filed in December that the school violated its members’ free speech rights by denying equal access to student activity funds to pay for guest speakers…

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