The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio has sued Ohio State University for allegedly violating the free speech rights of an OSU student who was expelled after he posted pro-Palestine comments on social media.

Guy Christensen completed his first year as an undergraduate student at OSU in the spring.

The ACLU also sued for violation of Christensen’s 14th Amendment right to due process because university officials expelled him without hearing his side.

David Carey, managing director of the ACLU of Ohio, said Christensen, who has a strong following on social media, had withdrawn his condemnation of the gunman who shot and killed two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. Carey called the comments pure political speech.

"That is protected speech,” Carey said. “That is an opi

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