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Florida law school pressed to include chapter of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA
April 10, 2026, 10:30 am CDT
Charlie Kirk memorabilia on sale at CPAC 2026 in Grapevine, Texas in March. (Photo by Laura Brett/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
The Barry University School of Law is facing pressure from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to include a Turning Point USA campus chapter, alleging that refusal to do so may violate state law and students’ rights to free expression.
Uthmeier posted a letter to Barry Law Dean Leticia Diaz on Thursday, which he shared on X, stating the school’s position in support of differing views “must occur in the context of intellectual humility, empathy and shared purpose, rather than ideological confrontation or partisan activism,” according to coverage on Law.com. Turning Point USA is a conservative nonprofit founded by Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in September and whose platform raised concerns about racism and homophobia.
Barry is a private Catholic university that has an American Civil Liberties Union club, which supports abortion rights, and an LGBTQ+ student organization, which supports transgenderism. Uthmeier accuses the university of “blatant viewpoint discrimination” and of being in violation of its own guidelines and Florida consumer protection law.
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