{"id":2580986,"date":"2026-03-17T16:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-republicans-sue-university-of-florida-after-chapter-is-deactivated\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:44:46","slug":"college-republicans-sue-university-of-florida-after-chapter-is-deactivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-republicans-sue-university-of-florida-after-chapter-is-deactivated\/","title":{"rendered":"College Republicans Sue University of Florida After Chapter Is Deactivated"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcollege-republicans-sue-university-of-florida-after-chapter-is-deactivated%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2580986&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The University of florida College Republicans filed a federal lawsuit against interim UF president Donald Landry, seeking to stop the university\u2019s decision to deactivate the Gainesville campus chapter and to restore the group\u2019s access to campus facilities. The students say the deactivation amounts to punitive action intended to silence their speech and chill future expression. UF officials saeid the Florida Federation of College Republicans disbanded the Gainesville chapter after determining that some members violated its rules and values, including a recent anti-Semitic gesture.The university contends the deactivation was not based on any policy, and the chapter did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-mayors-of-cities-facing-immigration-influxes-say-they-are-almost-at-full-capacity\/\" title=\"Democratic mayors of immigration-impacted cities claim they are nearing maximum capacity\">receive adequate notice<\/a> or an chance to present its side. The action comes as Florida public universities have recently taken steps against Republican groups accused of racist or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anti-semitic behavior<\/a>, including an examination at Florida International University into a group chat with racist and anti-Semitic content, and prior suspensions of similar groups elsewhere in the contry. The university noted it would assist with reactivating the campus chapter under new student leadership when ready.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>College Republicans have sued the University of Florida&rsquo;s president on free speech grounds over the school&rsquo;s decision to deactivate its chapter after being notified that at least one member engaged in an anti-Semitic act.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Florida College Republicans filed the lawsuit Monday in federal court against interim president Donald Landry, asking a judge to stop the enforcement of the school&rsquo;s decision and to restore access to facilities on the Gainesville campus.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The University of Florida punitively deactivated and shut down the UFCR, in response to alleged viewpoints expressed by a member of UFCR, and in an effort to silence the club and chill its future speech,&rdquo; the group said in its lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>UF spokeswoman Cynthia Roldan Hernandez said in an  that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-release-new-video-of-person-of-interest-in-brown-university-shooting\/\" title=\"Police release new video of person of interest in Brown ... shooting\">university doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t comment on pending litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Officials at the University of Florida said over the weekend that they had been informed by the Florida Federation of College Republicans that the federation had disbanded the Gainesville campus chapter after determining that some members had &ldquo;engaged in a pattern of conduct that violated its rules and values, including a recent anti-Semitic gesture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>When the Florida Federation of College Republicans is ready, the university will assist with reactivating the campus chapter under new student leadership, UF officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The deactivation wasn&rsquo;t based on any university policy or rule, and it was only based on a member&rsquo;s expression of a viewpoint &ldquo;which was alleged to be anti-Semitic,&rdquo; the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n<p>The university also didn&rsquo;t provide the College Republicans with adequate notice and didn&rsquo;t give the chapter an opportunity to explain its side of the story, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>The deactivation effort at the University of Florida campus marks the second time this month that a public university in Florida has taken action against a Republican group accused of being involved in racist or anti-Semitic behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Florida International University in Miami launched an investigation into a group chat started by an official with the Miami-Dade chapter of the Republican Party that included violently racist slurs, anti-Semitic comments, and misogynistic language. The chat involved students and several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cpac-scores-chainsaw-argentine-president-javier-milei\/\" title=\"CPAC applauds Argentine ... Javier Milei&#039;s &#039;chainsaw&#039; approach\">top conservative leaders<\/a> at Florida International University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gop-young-republicans-racist-group-chat-e1cf33299025e9f27d7a38e12b3e3201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Last fall,<\/a> New York&rsquo;s Republican State Committee suspended a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vance-trump-republicans-racist-group-chat-young-98edef4d2fdbb8def5dad24a3ab4e0c9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Republican<\/a> organization following the release of a group chat that included jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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They are asking a judge to halt the deactivation and restore the group\u2019s access to campus facilities. The UF College Republicans say the action targeted their viewpoints and chilled future speech. A UF spokesperson declined to comment on the pending litigation.<\/p>\n<p>UF officials said they were informed by the Florida Federation of College Republicans that the Gainesville chapter had disbanded after determining some members violated the federation\u2019s rules and values, including a recent anti-Semitic gesture. The lawsuit contends the deactivation didn\u2019t stem from any university policy and that the chapter wasn\u2019t given proper notice or a chance to explain its side.<\/p>\n<p>The university indicated it would assist with reactivating the campus chapter under new student leadership when possible. The deactivation is described as not tied to university policy, but to a member\u2019s alleged viewpoint. 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