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Ohio Professor Who Refused To Use Student’s Preferred Pronouns Can Sue University After Being Disciplined, Federal Appeals Court Rules

Ashe Schow
Ohio Professor Who Refused To Use Student’s Preferred Pronouns Can Sue University After Being Disciplined, Federal Appeals Court Rules
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An Ohio professor who was formally disciplined by his university for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns can sue, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

CNN reported that Shawnee State University philosophy professor Nicholas Meriwether received a win in court after appealing a lower court’s decision finding that he could not sue for violation of his constitutional rights. Meriwether had sued SSU in 2018 after being disciplined for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns despite a school policy requiring him to do so.

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