{"id":138664,"date":"2025-12-09T17:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/09\/white-supremacists-return-to-law-school-put-on-pause\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:19:06","slug":"white-supremacists-return-to-law-school-put-on-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/09\/white-supremacists-return-to-law-school-put-on-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"White Supremacist\u2019s Return To Law School Put On Pause"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a surprising turn of events, class will not be in session for Preston Damsky! For now, at least. To recap, Damsky was a student at the University of Florida\u2019s law school that made the most of a Trump-appointed judge teaching a class by rehashing Klan constitutionalism<\/a> \u2014 he CALI\u2019d the class, of course. And while the paper he wrote about killing Mexicans and disenfranchising non-whites got him some notoriety, he wasn\u2019t in trouble over it per se. He got in trouble after he took to Twitter to announce that \u201cJews should be abolished by any means<\/a>.\u201d That tweet was read as a threat by the university and prompted them to expel Damsky to prevent the campus from becoming hostile. Damsky pushed back and sued the school for violating the First Amendment by retaliating against his political beliefs. That case came out in his favor; Damsky won the battle and the school was told to reinstate him. But the war isn\u2019t over! Tallahassee Democrat<\/a> has coverage:<\/p>\n

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A federal appeals court has paused a self-described white nationalist law student\u2019s\u00a0return to the University of Florida, a week after a lower-court judge ordered the law school to reinstate\u00a0Preston Damsky\u00a0by Dec. 1.<\/p>\n

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay Dec. 3 \u2013 a temporary hold on the judge\u2019s ruling \u2013 until a three-judge appellate panel weighs in.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Preston will have to put a hold on any potential on-campus goose-stepping too. University of Florida PD handed Damsky a trespass warning in the meantime.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t clear if the panel\u2019s decision will change the ultimate outcome, and that\u2019s kind of a big deal. I think that answering the case\u2019s central question \u2014 does political advocacy for removing (or abolishing) a class of people constitute an immediate enough threat to be actionable \u2014 will add some definition to the blurry line that separates acceptable speech suppression and obligations for universities to safeguard their faculty and students. If the panel rules in the school\u2019s favor, I wonder what the spillover will look like. This is Florida, after all. If some student tweets \u201cICE is on a divine mission to relieve America of Mexican illegals and if they do it by feeding them to alligators, so be it,\u201d is that grounds for expulsion? If so, UoF students better be cautious about retweeting Laura Loomer content <\/a>as they finish up their degrees.<\/p>\n

White Nationalist\u2019s Reinstatement To UF Law School Now On Pause<\/a> [Tallahassee Democrat]<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: Trump Judge Gives Nazi-Sympathizing Law Student High Marks For Rehashing Klan Legal Theory Calling For Minority Disenfranchisement And Murdering Immigrants<\/a><\/p>\n

Florida Lawsuit Will Determine If Law School Student Tweeting \u2018Jews Must Be Abolished\u2019 Is An Expellable Offense<\/a><\/p>\n

White Supremacist Law Student Reinstated To University of Florida<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The post White Supremacist\u2019s Return To Law School Put On Pause<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a surprising turn of events, class will not be in session for Preston Damsky! For now, at least. To recap, Damsky was a student at the University of Florida\u2019s law school that made the most of a Trump-appointed judge teaching a class by rehashing Klan constitutionalism<\/a> \u2014 he CALI\u2019d the class, of course. And while the paper he wrote about killing Mexicans and disenfranchising non-whites got him some notoriety, he wasn\u2019t in trouble over it per se. He got in trouble after he took to Twitter to announce that \u201cJews should be abolished by any means<\/a>.\u201d That tweet was read as a threat by the university and prompted them to expel Damsky to prevent the campus from becoming hostile. Damsky pushed back and sued the school for violating the First Amendment by retaliating against his political beliefs. That case came out in his favor; Damsky won the battle and the school was told to reinstate him. But the war isn\u2019t over! Tallahassee Democrat<\/a> has coverage:<\/p>\n

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A federal appeals court has paused a self-described white nationalist law student\u2019s\u00a0return to the University of Florida, a week after a lower-court judge ordered the law school to reinstate\u00a0Preston Damsky\u00a0by Dec. 1.<\/p>\n

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay Dec. 3 \u2013 a temporary hold on the judge\u2019s ruling \u2013 until a three-judge appellate panel weighs in.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Preston will have to put a hold on any potential on-campus goose-stepping too. University of Florida PD handed Damsky a trespass warning in the meantime.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t clear if the panel\u2019s decision will change the ultimate outcome, and that\u2019s kind of a big deal. I think that answering the case\u2019s central question \u2014 does political advocacy for removing (or abolishing) a class of people constitute an immediate enough threat to be actionable \u2014 will add some definition to the blurry line that separates acceptable speech suppression and obligations for universities to safeguard their faculty and students. If the panel rules in the school\u2019s favor, I wonder what the spillover will look like. This is Florida, after all. If some student tweets \u201cICE is on a divine mission to relieve America of Mexican illegals and if they do it by feeding them to alligators, so be it,\u201d is that grounds for expulsion? If so, UoF students better be cautious about retweeting Laura Loomer content <\/a>as they finish up their degrees.<\/p>\n

White Nationalist\u2019s Reinstatement To UF Law School Now On Pause<\/a> [Tallahassee Democrat]<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: Trump Judge Gives Nazi-Sympathizing Law Student High Marks For Rehashing Klan Legal Theory Calling For Minority Disenfranchisement And Murdering Immigrants<\/a><\/p>\n

Florida Lawsuit Will Determine If Law School Student Tweeting \u2018Jews Must Be Abolished\u2019 Is An Expellable Offense<\/a><\/p>\n

White Supremacist Law Student Reinstated To University of Florida<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0[email\u00a0protected] <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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