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    Alt-right leader Richard Spencer sues Penn State for barring him from speaking on campus

    Alt-right leader Richard Spencer sues Penn State for barring him from speaking on campus

    By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times
    Saturday, October 21, 2017



    http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...tm_medium=push
    http://christian-identity.net/forum/...7147#post17147
    http://whitenationalist.org/forum/sh...7147#post17147


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    Universities in Ohio and Pennsylvania are facing legal pressure to accommodate white nationalist Richard Spencer following his speaking engagement this week at the University of Florida, his first on-campus appearance since participating in the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

    Kyle Bristow, an attorney representing Cameron Padgett, Mr. Spencer’s booking agent, said he plans to sue the Ohio State University after an attorney for the school sent a letter Friday denying a request to let the racist “alt-right” figure and National Policy Institute president rent space on campus next month.

    “The University values freedom of speech,” Ohio State attorney Michael Carpenter wrote in Friday’s rejection letter. “Nonetheless, the University has determined that it is not presently able to accommodate Mr. Padgett’s request to rent space at the University due to substantial risk to public safety, as well as material and substantial disruption to the work and discipline of the University.”

    “Suit will be filed,” Mr. Bristow wrote in an email to reporters Friday after hearing from Mr. Carpenter. “Alea iacta est,” he added – a Latin phrase meaning “the die is cast.”

    Mr. Carpenter did not immediately return an email seeking comment.

    Mr. Bristow hadn’t formally sued Ohio State as of Saturday afternoon, according to court records, but a recent filing suggests he’ll follow through: He sued Pennsylvania State University a day earlier in federal court after administrators there similarly quashed efforts to accommodate Mr. Spencer on account of security concerns raised after “Unite the Right” descended into chaos that authorities linked to the death of a counterprotester and two state troopers.

    “After critical assessment by campus police, in consultation with state and federal law enforcement officials, we have determined that Mr. Spencer is not welcome on our campus, as this event at this time presents a major security risk to students, faculty, staff and visitors to campus,” Penn State President Eric Barron said in his decision denying Mr. Spencer. “It is the likelihood of disruption and violence, not the content, however odious, that drives our decision.”

    Mr. Bristow sued Penn State in federal court in Harrisburg Thursday, alleging its president’s decision “constitutes unconstitutional content discrimination in the form of a heckler’s veto,” according to the 17-page complaint filed on Mr. Padgett’s behalf.

    Court documents in the lawsuit against Penn State did not list an attorney for the school to reach for comment.

    The suit seeks monetary damages and an injunction allowing Mr. Spencer to rent space on Penn State — hardly the first school to be sued for trying to keep him off campus. A federal judge notably issued a restraining order in April barring Auburn University in Alabama from “cancelling, prohibiting or preventing listeners from attending” a campus event featuring Mr. Spencer after administrators tried canceling over safety concerns months before his appearance in Charlottesville.

    Another attorney for Mr. Spencer previously threatened to sue the University of Florida after administrators refused to rent him space on campus a month after “Unite the Right,” but the school relented and leased him a venue this past Thursday, facilitating his first on-campus speaking engagement since Charlottesville.

    Five people were ultimately arrested in connection with Mr. Spencer’s event at the University of Florida’s Gainesville campus Thursday, including three people charged with attempted homicide in connection with a shooting that took place shortly after his address concluded.

    Mr. Spencer, 39, is widely credited with coining the term “alt-right,” a political movement frequently associated with anti-Semitism and white nationalism. He’s led the National Policy Institute think-tank since 2011, a group labeled a white supremacist organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a watchdog that tracks extremists.

    “I’m very pleased that there was no serious violence or major injuries,” he told The Washington Times following Thursday’s event.

    Padgett v Pennsylvania State University, et.al., 4:17-cv-01911-MWB Doc.1 Civil Cumplaint:

    http://www.almcms.com/contrib/conten...pencer-PSU.pdf
    http://bryanreo-lawsuits.xyz/Padgett...0Complaint.pdf


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    • #17
      Georgia student sues over refusal to let white nationalist Richard Spencer speak at PSU

      Georgia student sues over refusal to let white nationalist Richard Spencer speak at PSU

      BILL SCHACKNER
      Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
      bschackner@post-gazette.com



      http://www.post-gazette.com/news/edu...s/201710200178
      http://christian-identity.net/forum/...7148#post17148
      http://whitenationalist.org/forum/sh...7148#post17148


      A Georgia university student wanted white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak at Penn State University, but school president Eric Barron said in August it would be a major security risk and deemed the speaker unwelcome.

      Now that Georgia State University student who is organizing a collegiate speaking tour by Mr. Spencer is suing, saying the refusal is a violation of free speech rights.

      The lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania was filed Thursday on behalf of plaintiff Cameron Padgett, 29. Named as defendants are Mr. Barron and Penn State's board of trustees.

      Mr. Spencer is founder of the alt-right movement that advocates a whites-only state. He leads the National Policy Institute (NPI), a white nationalist group.

      The complaint says Mr. Padgett sought to rent a conference room or lecture hall so Mr. Spencer could share with attendees his alt-right philosophy.

      "Due to the viewpoint of Spencer and NPI, people who are politically left of center find Spencer's and NPI's constitutionally protected political views to be objectionable," the 10-page complaint says.

      Mr. Barron's statement on Aug. 22 turning down the request to lease campus space followed violence that month that erupted at white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Va., earlier that month, leaving a woman dead.

      Mr. Barron said he considered Mr. Spencer's views "abhorrent." But he said Penn State's decision was based on security considerations.

      “After critical assessment by campus police, in consultation with state and federal law enforcement officials, we have determined that Mr. Spencer is not welcome on our campus, as this event at this time presents a major security risk to students, faculty, staff and visitors to campus,” said Mr. Barron's statement. “It is the likelihood of disruption and violence, not the content, however odious, that drives our decision.”

      The complaint alleges that antifa or anti-fascist protesters have engaged in violence against Ms. Spencer and his supporters during appearances and that it is discriminatory and unconstitutional to prohibit the speech based on that.

      The lawsuit was filed the same day there was heckling and violence at an appearance by Mr. Spencer on the University of Florida's Gainesville campus.

      Penn State received the speaking request July 23 from an individual who identified himself as a Georgia State University student and assistant to Mr. Spencer.

      "We've received no request from Spencer himself or any organization associated with him,” a Penn State spokeswoman said then.

      Penn State is not the first university to block an appearance by Mr. Spencer. Several others have done the same.

      The complaint says Mr. Padgett “subscribes to the identitarian philosophy.” It says he does not consider himself alt-right but supports Mr. Spencer.

      Penn State had no immediate comment Friday on the lawsuit.

      A call to Mr. Padgett’s attorney, A. Jordan Rushie, was not immediately returned.

      The difficult issues the suit raises were in evidence Friday as Gov. Tom Wolf, in Pittsburgh for a news conference related to the opioid crisis, was approached for comment.

      Asked twice whether Mr. Spencer should be allowed to speak at Penn State, the governor did not provide a clear yes or no answer.

      “I think the kinds of stuff he has stood for and stands for, I guess, are reprehensible. It’s not American. I don’t know the lawsuit and I don’t know the specific issues there, and I don’t know exactly what it is he wants to say at Penn State, but what he has said is pretty awful.”

      He added, "I think everybody has the freedom of speech, but no one has the right to intimidate ... I certainly don’t believe in what Richard Spencer stands for.”

      Padgett v Pennsylvania State University, et.al., 4:17-cv-01911-MWB Doc.1 Civil Cumplaint:

      http://www.almcms.com/contrib/conten...pencer-PSU.pdf
      http://bryanreo-lawsuits.xyz/Padgett...0Complaint.pdf


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      Rich Lord contributed. Bill Schackner: bschackner@post-gazette.com, 412-263-1977 and on Twitter: @BschacknerPG


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      • #18
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        • #19
          Ohio State sued over refusal to let white nationalist Richard Spencer speak

          Ohio State sued over refusal to let white nationalist Richard Spencer speak


          By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
          COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oct 22, 2017, 3:57 PM



          http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/o...speak-50645877
          http://christian-identity.net/forum/...7154#post17154
          http://whitenationalist.org/forum/sh...7154#post17154


          An associate and organizer of campus tours for white nationalist Richard Spencer sued Ohio State University in federal court on Sunday after school officials refused to rent campus space for Spencer to speak.

          The lawsuit comes after an attorney for the university sent a letter Friday to Spencer associate and Georgia State University graduate student Cameron Padgett that said while the school "values freedom of speech," the request to rent space for Spencer represents a "substantial risk to public safety."


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          • #20
            Schlissel: Spencer can’t be a hero but UM must be safe

            Schlissel: Spencer can’t be a hero but UM must be safe

            Kim Kozlowski, http://www.detroitnews.com/staff/28115/kim-kozlowski
            The Detroit News Published 4:12 p.m. ET Dec. 11, 2017



            http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...cer/108520276/
            http://christian-identity.net/forum/...7355#post17355
            http://whitenationalist.org/forum/sh...7355#post17355


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            Detroit — As talks continue between the University of Michigan and Richard Spencer over his request to appear on campus, the UM president said Monday the white supremacist has thrust the university between a cornerstone of American democracy — free speech — and campus safety.

            “If the University of Michigan does not allow Richard Spencer to speak, we will surely be sued and we will lose and (that) would make Spencer more of a hero in his community,” said UM President Mark Schlissel. “We’d lift him up.”

            But he said: “If we can’t do a safe event, we won’t do it.”

            Schlissel made his comments after he spoke before members of the Detroit Economic Club and as controversy continues to swirl around Spencer and his interest in speaking at UM, Michigan State University and other universities across the nation.

            A representative for Spencer asked UM in October to let him speak on campus, and the university is in negotiations to set a time and a place. Last week, a representative of the white supremacist leader threatened to sue UM if a date was not set by Jan. 15. Officials offered a few dates last month and this month, but they did not work for Spencer.

            Meanwhile, students have been protesting the school’s effort to accommodate Spencer, saying someone like him should not be given a platform to promote his beliefs because they clash with the university’s values. They also said the university should dare Spencer to sue.

            But Schlissel said the university does not have a choice, because it cannot knowingly violate the law.

            “Our strength as a nation is we have an outstanding Constitution and a Bill of Rights to rely on in times of crisis but also every day, to guide us and express our shared values,” Schlissel said. “The Constitution is incredibly important, maybe more so now than some other recent decades.”

            The biggest concern, Schlissel and other UM officials have said, is campus safety, because protests can lead to violence, Schlissel said.

            He called it a teachable moment for UM students, along with the community.

            “What’s more important now to our nation and our current moment than the First Amendment and the five protections of the First Amendment?” Schlissel said. “It’s not just free speech, it’s the freedom to convene, to assemble, it’s the freedom of religion, it’s the freedom of press, it’s the freedom to petition your government.

            “Not many government officials say, ‘Lock those reporters up in a cage. They’re putting out fake news, they’re against our values.’” Schlissel said. “We cannot be on the wrong side of the First Amendment.

            But he also said: “We’ll protect the safety of our students and our community,” even if that means not hosting Spencer.

            Kyle J. Bristow, a Clinton Township attorney representing Spencer, said UM must give an answer to Spencer by Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No more extensions will be given.

            “The First Amendment, and the rights it guarantees to my people, is nonnegotiable,” said Bristow. “I will use all the resources at my disposal to see the controversy through to a just and equitable conclusion. I have neither patience nor tolerance for left-wing academia bureaucrats who spit upon the rights I hold dear.”

            Spencer recently requested space on Michigan State University’s campus and sued the university after officials would not make a space available. A mediator is working to settle the dispute. Spencer also has sued to speak at Auburn University, Pennsylvania State University and Ohio State University, according to Bristow.

            The challenge on campus, Schlissel said, is working with students to think through this very difficult circumstance.

            “I have no interest in hearing what this man has to say,” Schlissel said after his speech. “I find his comments vile and annoying and insulting. I can understand why students could be quite upset. But don’t go to his talk.”
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            kkozlowski@detroitnews.com



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            • #21
              White supremacist Richard Spencer will speak at Michigan State after all

              White supremacist Richard Spencer will speak at Michigan State after all

              David Jesse, Detroit Free Press
              Published 12:24 p.m. ET Jan. 18, 2018
              | Updated 6:45 p.m. ET Jan. 18, 2018


              https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...ty/1044354001/
              http://christian-identity.net/forum/...7525#post17525
              http://whitenationalist.org/forum/sh...7531#post17531


              White supremacist Richard Spencer will speak for two hours on Michigan State University's campus on March 5, the university and Spencer's lawyers have agreed. That is the first day of MSU's spring break.

              The agreement came in a settlement of a lawsuit filed by attorney Kyle Bristow against MSU after it denied Spencer's representatives space to speak on campus.

              "This is a resounding First Amendment victory for the alt-right," Bristow told the Free Press on Thursday. "Left-wing censorship of right-wing ideas in academia is unacceptable.

              “Richard Spencer gets to speak and MSU gets to pay” the cost associated with security.

              “The fundamental right of Americans to think and speak freely is nonnegotiable.”

              According to the terms of the agreement:

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              Spencer will speak from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. March 5 in the auditorium in the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education.

              Spencer will pay the university $1,650 for the rental.

              MSU will provide police and security for the event. Spencer's group won't pay anything toward it.

              MSU will set up a ticketing process for the event and control entry to the event.

              Spencer's group will provide insurance for the event.

              Spencer's group will not hold any other gathering or event at MSU.
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              MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon issued a statement on the settlement.

              "Michigan State is wholly dedicated to freedom of speech, not just as a public institution, but as an institution of higher education. Here, ideas — not people — are meant to clash and to be evaluated based on their merits.

              "This agreement was based on the university’s requirement that the event occur on a date and at a venue that minimizes the risk of violence or disruption to campus. The security of our campus community remains our top priority and all appropriate security measures will be taken in connection with the event," Simon said. "Michigan State rejects this group’s divisive and racist messages and remains committed to maintaining a diverse campus and supporting an inclusive, just and democratic society.”

              Spencer's group has a similar request pending at the University of Michigan, where President Mark Schlissel has said the university would negotiate with the group for a safe way to allow them on campus.

              "After consulting widely with many members of our community, I made the difficult decision to begin discussions with Richard Spencer’s group to determine whether he will be allowed to rent space to speak on the University of Michigan campus. If we cannot assure a reasonably safe setting for the event, we will not allow it to go forward," Schlissel said then. "Let me be clear. U-M has not invited this individual to our campus, nor is anyone in our community sponsoring him."

              A U-M spokeswoman told the Free Press earlier this week there was no update to those talks.

              Read more:

              White supremacist's lawyer to U-M: 'We’ve been patient, but our patience has its limits'

              When MSU received the request it initially set aside a room at the Union and was going to charge the group $2,000.

              Sixteen days later, Spencer’s request was made public and the response from MSU’s community was swift and overwhelming: Don’t let Spencer on campus.

              MSU ultimately denied Spencer's National Policy Institute space to speak on campus, citing safety concerns. Spencer's group then sued MSU in federal court.

              A federal judge ordered the two sides into mediation.

              Court filings made Thursday show the two sides agreed to the settlement and agreed to dismiss the lawsuit.

              Contact David Jesse: 313-222-8851 or djesse@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter: @reporterdavidj


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              • #22
                Letter to the Editor: Spartans should attend Spencer's 'marketplace of ideas'

                Letter to the Editor: Spartans should attend Spencer's 'marketplace of ideas'

                By Kyle J. Bristow, Esq.
                Attorney, Bristow Law, PLLC


                Bristow is an MSU alumnus, he was president of Young Americans for Freedom, or YAF, during his time at MSU. Under Bristow’s leadership, MSU YAF was the first college organization placed on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s list of hate groups, according to a State News article from 2008.


                http://whitenationalist.org/forum/sh...8157#post18157
                http://christian-identity.net/forum/...8157#post18157
                http://whitenationalist.org/forum/sh...8157#post18157


                On March 5, Richard Spencer of the National Policy Institute will speak at MSU about his Alt-Right philosophy despite disgraced former president Lou Anna K. Simon first tyrannically announcing that she would not let the event occur.

                A federal lawsuit I filed on behalf of my client, Cameron Padgett, quickly rectified this glaring and elementary transgression against the First Amendment.

                MSU students are being afforded an incredible opportunity: to be able to directly hear the unfiltered ideas of Spencer, to consider them, and to directly challenge them by asking questions if they should so choose. Just as the event organizers have a First Amendment right to speak, so too, do the listeners of the speech enjoy a right to hear the speaker’s ideas and to participate with the question-and-answer session.

                There is sadly a modern trend in which Antifa communists try to shut down right-of-center political events by using violence.

                Left-wing terrorism will not whatsoever be tolerated by me, and the MSU event will occur as planned — I am fully prepared and committed to using any and all resources at my disposal to see the controversy through to a just and equitable conclusion. Leftists who act in a tortious manner at the event will be sued in their personal capacities, and I will thoroughly enjoy garnishing their minimum wage paychecks, tax refunds, and bank accounts for years to come.

                The right to think and speak freely — as guaranteed by the First Amendment — are fundamental to the Western legal tradition. From the Ancient Greeks to the Ancient Romans, from the Ancient Germanic tribes to the early American Republic, the right to think and speak freely have been revered.

                I challenge Spartans to not act cowardly, but to instead meaningfully participate in the marketplace of ideas. Those who are interested in attending the event in good-faith are encouraged to reach out to my client for tickets: spencerscreening@gmail.com



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                • #23
                  Fights erupt, 12 arrested ahead of white nationalist's speech in Michigan

                  Fights erupt, 12 arrested ahead of white nationalist's speech in Michigan


                  http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fig...b7Kz&ocid=iehp
                  http://christian-identity.net/forum/...7552#post17552
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                  • #24
                    Dickie Spencer University Tour Achieves Near Perfect Balance of Shitstormery and Optics

                    Dickie Spencer University Tour Achieves Near Perfect Balance of Shitstormery and Optics



                    https://alt-right-news.blogspot.com/...eves-near.html
                    http://christian-identity.net/forum/...7766#post17766
                    http://whitenationalist.org/forum/sh...7766#post17766






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                    • #25
                      Judge Dismisses Bogus Lawsuit by Dickie Spencer's Campus Butt-Boy Cameron Faggot to Screetch At Kent state

                      Judge Dismisses Bogus Lawsuit by Dickie Spencer's Campus Butt-Boy Cameron Faggot to Screetch At Kent state

                      Once Dickie lost the legal services of Kyle Bristow & Ol' Niggerlips the Mamzer from Mentor these bogus cases fell apart right quick.

                      By Brett Barrouquere, 23 April 2018



                      https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/...h-penn-state-0
                      http://christian-identity.net/forum/...8012#post18012
                      http://whitenationalist.org/forum/sh...8012#post18012




                      Dickie Spencer's butt-boi Cameron Faggot puts on an ungodly smirk of defeat


                      A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit over a proposed speech by Richard B. Spencer at Penn State University, saying the racist alt-right figurehead’s booker never pursued the litigation.

                      The end of the lawsuit comes a month after Spencer announced an end to his controversial and ill-received campus speaking tour.

                      U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann concluded that Cameron Padgett, who set up many of Spencer’s on-campus speeches, did nothing to pursue the litigation after filing it in October 2017. There were no filings in the lawsuit beyond the initial complaint and summons and neither Padgett nor his lawyer responded to a warning from Brann that the case would be spiked without some effort to pursue it.

                      The dismissal is the latest mark in Spencer’s fall from ballyhooed public speaker outraging Antifa activists and scaring university administrators to being able to draw only a dozen or so to hear him talk about white nationalism at a university.

                      Padgett, as he had done at Auburn University, Michigan State University and Ohio State University, sued to force the schools to allow Spencer to speak and provide security for the event.

                      Spencer eventually spoke at Michigan State and Auburn, as well as Texas A&M and the University of Florida, but Padgett dropped the Ohio State University case. A lawsuit is still pending against the University of Cincinnati.

                      While Spencer drew news coverage and crowds to a few of his speeches at public universities, he also drew violent confrontations between his backers and protestors.

                      At the University of Florida in Gainesville, three people were arrested and charged with attempted murder after shots were fired during a confrontation.

                      And, Spencer’s last college speech at Michigan State drew hundreds of protestors and backers fighting outside while Spencer spoke to a sparse crowd inside an agricultural arena, where two dozen journalists were joined by about a dozen supporters.

                      Making that appearance even worse for Spencer, Michigan-based attorney Kyle Bristow, who handled legal issues for some of the appearances, publicly announced that weekend he was walking away from alt-right legal work and the racist movement.

                      It was shortly after that speech on March 5 that Spencer announced an end – at least for now – of his college campus speaking tour.

                      “In our lives, we always need to be course correcting. We always need to take a step back and think, and ask ourselves honestly, is this the right direction?” Spencer said in a 25-minute video uploaded to YouTube. “We need to do that with regard to my public appearances going forward or really any public appearance involving a controversial, alt-right identitarian figure.”

                      Since then, Spencer hasn’t spoken publicly about returning to campus.

                      But, with the Cincinnati lawsuit still pending, it’s unclear if Spencer — or someone of like mind — will make an attempt to return to campuses, starting with the southern Ohio school.

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                      • #26
                        Richard Spencer's campus tour ends with a whimper as last lawsuit is quietly settled

                        Richard Spencer's campus tour ends with a whimper as last lawsuit is quietly settled


                        https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/...uietly-settled
                        http://christian-identity.net/forum/...8062#post18062
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                        Dickie Spencer's Campussy Litigation Ends Once He Lost ZOGbot Poverty FLaw Center Barratry
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                        Richard Spencer’s ill-received and much ballyhooed campus speaking tour is ending with a whimper.

                        The University of Cincinnati and Spencer’s booking agent and legal advocate, Cameron Padgett, filed a one-page stipulation of dismissal in federal court Wednesday.

                        The dismissal comes five weeks after Spencer, the front man for the racist "alt-right" movement, announced a “course correction” and a suspension of his college speaking tour after a sparsely attended outing at Michigan State University on March 5.

                        But, after many legal efforts, a few speeches and many, many protesters, Spencer’s efforts to reach the youth of the country on campus is coming to an end, at least for now.

                        A national tour

                        Spencer commenced an effort in 2016 to address audiences on college campuses across the country and he succeeded in holding events at Texas A&M, Auburn University, the University of Florida and Michigan State.

                        Padgett also sued Ohio State, Penn State and the University of Cincinnati seeking to force those schools to host Spencer and cover the cost of security.

                        The speeches all followed a similar pattern: Someone who wasn’t a student, in most cases Padgett, would rent or try to reserve a room on campus for Spencer to speak. If the university objected, Spencer’s booking agent would sue to force the speech and make the school pay for security.

                        Once the speeches were scheduled, they drew protests and condemnation from university administrators. But, Spencer pressed on, pitching a white nationalist theme to audiences.

                        "Race is the foundation of identity," Spencer said at Texas A&M. "The word racist is a fake word. No one identifies with the word racist."

                        Outside Foy Hall at Auburn University in Alabama, protesters chanted and carried signs opposing Spencer. University administrators put up a legal fight to try to keep Spencer off campus, but a lawsuit backed by well-heeled racist attorney Sam G. Dickson forced Auburn to allow Spencer to speak.

                        The gatherings turned violent when Spencer spoke at the University of Florida in Gainesville in October.

                        Two people – 29-year-old Colton Fears and 29-year-old Tyler Tenbrink – are awaiting trial on a charge of attempted murder. Police say Tenbrink fired a shot at protestors after Spencer’s speech.

                        As Spencer pushed his tour into 2018, universities started setting up counter-programming and scheduling the speeches during spring break, when few students would be on campus.

                        The nadir for Spencer came at Michigan State on March 5.

                        First, his backers had trouble giving away tickets to the event, then protesters and Spencer’s backers from the Traditionalist Worker Party and other neo-Nazi groups clashed outside the agricultural arena where Spencer was speaking.

                        It’s a sure bet there were no such fights when the arena hosted a rabbit show in the weeks before Spencer’s arrival.

                        And, ultimately, the speech drew more police outside than supporters inside to hear Spencer speak.

                        A relief and an end, for now

                        The dismissal of the University of Cincinnati lawsuit comes just days after a federal judge ordered the lawsuit against Penn State tossed out. Padgett did not pursue the litigation after filing it on October 2017. And, after Michigan State, Padgett dropped his efforts to land Spencer a speaking engagement at Ohio State.

                        Padgett and Spencer threatened to sue other schools, including the University of Michigan and Kent State University, but never followed through on the threats.

                        The terms of the settlement between Padgett and the University of Cincinnati were not immediately available, but the notice filed in court states that each side of the suit will pay their own costs.

                        Now with the efforts at Cincinnati called off, university administrators on the southern Ohio campus are breathing easier.

                        University President Neville Pinto reminded the public in a statement that "no one at UC invited Spencer to come to our campus."

                        "While this has been a trying time for our community and one that tested our commitment to free speech, it has also prompted difficult conversations about how freedom of expression intertwines with our commitment to equity and inclusion," Pinto said.

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