New Mexico university sued for 'viewpoint discrimination' after charging 'hefty fee' to conservative group
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The University of New Mexico is being sued due to the "hefty" security fees imposed on an event held by conservative students that featured women's sports activist Riley Gaines.
Gaines, the director of the Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute and a former Division I athlete who competed against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, was set to speak "about her experience competing against a transgender athlete" and as someone "who advocates for the protection of women’s opportunities in sports." Joshua Q. Nelson is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
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Gaines being billed to speak for the TPUSA chapter prompted UNM to inform students that the event would require heavy security presence and provided an initial quote of over $10,000 to cover a security fee. Joining Fox News Digital in 2019, he previously graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and is an alum of the National Journalism Center and the Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program.
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