White nationalist leader who led Charlottesville rally to defy ban, speak at U. of Florida
MIAMI--White nationalist Richard Spencer, who led the violent "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va., intends to defy a decision by the University of Florida to keep him from speaking on campus next month, an event organizer said Wednesday.
Cameron Padgett, a 23-year-old University of Georgia finance student who has planned several events on university campuses across the country on Spencer's behalf, and his lawyer, Gainesville-based First Amendment specialist Gary Edinger, said they're still negotiating with UF--but will go to court if necessary.
"I don't think they want to go to court honestly, because they'll lose," he said, adding, "We're still going to speak 100 percent."
Earlier this month, UF President Kent Fuchs publicly denied the so-called "alt-right" leader's request to speak on campus Sept. 12 because of "serious concerns for safety."
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