The University of Florida denies a request by a group headed by white nationalist Richard Spencer to rent space on the campus for a September event and his supporters vowed to file a court challenge.
UF President W. Kent Fuchs says in a statement that the decision was made after assessing risks to the campus, community and law enforcement following last weekend’s deadly violence during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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“I find the racist rhetoric of Richard Spencer and white nationalism repugnant and counter to everything the university and this nation stands for,” Fuchs’ statement says.
Fuchs says UF is dedicated to free speech and public discourse, but the First Amendment does not require risk of imminent violence to students.
Spencer did not immediately return a text seeking comment.
— AP
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