ANN ARBOR, MI — A legal dispute between the University of Michigan and a student group is now being fought in court and an emergency hearing is scheduled.

Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Tracy Van den Bergh is hearing the case brought by the Student Association for Psychedelic Studies, which is suing the university over its denial of a permit for the fifth-annual Entheofest on the Diag.

The university argues the event promotes psychedelic plants and mushrooms that are illegal under state and federal law, while organizers maintain the constitutional right of free speech and right to assemble give them the right to have Entheofest.

Van den Bergh responded to the group’s motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctions on Thursday, Aug. 28, deciding

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