Racist chats, expulsions and free speech: FIU trial gets under way in Miami

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Four Florida International University students who were suspended or expelled over private group chats containing racist remarks and references to violence are taking their fight to federal court Wednesday, arguing that the university violated their First Amendment rights by punishing speech that, however offensive, was constitutionally protected. The two-day trial before Chief U.S. District…

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