UC asks judge to dismiss lawsuit

The University of Cincinnati is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the organizer for white nationalist Richard Spencer’s campus tour, calling it meritless.

The lawsuit filed last month says the school won’t rent space for Spencer to speak on campus unless a nearly $11,000 security fee is paid.

The lawsuit says requiring such payment because a speaker is controversial or prompts hostile reaction is discriminatory and unconstitutional.

The university on Thursday questioned the lawsuit’s timing, saying the organizer hadn’t yet paid the fee or obtained required insurance.

UC previously said it would let Spencer speak. His attorney, Kyle Bristow, says the visit is planned for March 14, during spring break.

Bristow has lawsuits pending against several other schools for not allowing Spencer to speak. and a mental health facility.

The Vindicator reports the mother of 16-year-old Bresha Meadows emailed the newspaper Wednesday and said her daughter would be returning home Sunday.

Meadows pleaded guilty last May to delinquency by reason of involuntary manslaughter for killing 41-yearold Jonathan Meadows at their family’s home in Warren in July 2016. She was 14 at the time.

The teen was sentenced to two months in a juvenile detention center followed by six months at a mental health facility in Cleveland.