College Republicans threaten to sue Pitt for last-minute $5,500 security fee on Ben Shapiro - The College Fix

College Republicans threaten to sue Pitt for last-minute $5,500 security fee on Ben Shapiro - The College Fix
"Justified by expected ‘controversy’ and ‘protests’

The University of Pittsburgh waited until two days before a speech by Ben Shapiro, the conservative pundit, to demand more than $5,500 in security fees from the event organizers, citing “controversy” and expected “protests,” according to their lawyers.

...Pitt was notified “several months in advance” that Shapiro would be speaking, and the contract it gave YAF specified the university would provide all “security personnel deemed necessary” for the event, according to an alliance letter to Pitt dated Monday.

But Pitt’s own “Scheduling and Protest Guidelines” policy ignores the contractual language, giving administrators “unbridled discretion” to charge fees based on Shapiro’s viewpoint and “listeners’ potential reactions.”...

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