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okaawhatever

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Mon Apr 17, 2023, 08:03 PM Apr 2023

W Texas A & M president cancels drag show, faces no confidence vote. (Kacysmarik case)

West Texas A&M University faculty leaders have called for a vote of no confidence this week to condemn President Walter Wendler less than a month after he came under fire from students and free speech groups for canceling a campus drag show.

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Student leaders in a campus LGBTQ group sued Wendler, the university and the Texas A&M System, alleging he violated their First Amendment rights by canceling the show.

Federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk denied the students’ request to immediately reinstate the student event. The case is still pending

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https://www.rawstory.com/west-texas-am-university-president-walter-wendler-faces-no-confidence-vote-from-faculty-after-canceling-drag-show/

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Story worth a read.
Case headed to SCOTUS?




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W Texas A & M president cancels drag show, faces no confidence vote. (Kacysmarik case) (Original Post) okaawhatever Apr 2023 OP
Amazing what one bad judge can do. nt Phoenix61 Apr 2023 #1
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