Southeastern Legal Foundation President, Kimberly Hermann, and University of Minnesota Student, Jackson Barrick discuss the lawsuit Young American's for Freedom has filed against the University over free speech concerns in the university's harassment policies related to transgender student.

(The Center Square) – The University of Minnesota is facing a lawsuit alleging school policies on gender violate students’ First Amendment rights.

The lawsuit, filed by the Southeastern Legal Foundation on behalf of Young America's Foundation students, challenges university policies that define certain speech about gender identity and transgender issues as “hostile environment sexual harassment” and require the use of preferred pronouns. It was filed in the U.S District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Elyse Apel, a graduate of Hillsdale College, is a reporter for The Center Square covering Minnesota and Michigan. Her work has appeared in a range of national outlets, including the Washington Examiner, The American Spectator, and The Daily Wire.

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