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Sciaroni v. California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine

December 2021
California Health Sciences University - College of Osteopathic Medicine (Private college or university)
Clovis, CA, United States

Identity of Speakers

  • Nicholas Sciaroni
    Student
    Other

    Nicholas Sciaroni was a student at CHSU - College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Additional Information

  • Incident Nature:
    Classroom
    Social media
  • Incident Political Orientation:
    Right wing
  • Incident Responses:
    University investigation issuing in sanctions
    Student sanctioned
    Litigation
  • Incident Status:
    In litigation State Court
  • Was Speech Code incident

Summary

Nicholas Sciaroni filed a lawsuit against CHSU – College of Osteopathic Medicine alleging that the school violated his rights under California’s Leonard’s Law by expelling him for violating its race-based harassment and discrimination policy. Sciaroni argued that his statements were protected under both the First Amendment and the California Constitution. According to Leonard’s Law, any speech or communication that would be protected from governmental restriction outside of the context of a private postsecondary institution under the First Amendment or California Constitution cannot be the sole basis for such an institution’s disciplinary action against a speaker.