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The University of Florida is defending its expulsion of a law student over antisemitic social media posts, arguing his comments were a threat.

The former student, Preston Damsky, filed a lawsuit claiming his First Amendment rights were violated and his expulsion was based on his viewpoint.

The case tests the limits of a public university's ability to discipline student speech it considers threatening or disruptive.

The is arguing that a former law student's expulsion over what were perceived as didn't violate his since his comments threatened students.

The crux of UF's argument, filed Oct. 10 in the Northern District of Florida, is that Preston Damsky was disruptive to the law school's daily functioning. Damsky, 29, was banned from campus since early April. That wa

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