Regent 2L in Trouble for Robertson Post
A Regent University law student says he faces discipline for posting an online photo of school president Pat Robertson in which he is scratching his face with his middle finger.
Adam Key, who describes himself as a liberal Christian, posted the image on his Facebook page, the Virginian-Pilot reports. He says the school gave him a choice to apologize and refrain from public comment about the post, or to write a brief that defends it.
Key chose the latter option, but the school has rejected his brief, he says. “I was exercising my right to free expression,” he told the newspaper. “All I would say to Regent is, ‘Please respect my right to express myself.’ ”
Key’s brief cites ABA accreditation standards, saying they permit schools to enact religious policies “only to the extent that these policies are protected by the United States Constitution.” But an ABA spokeswoman told the newspaper the ABA does not address free-speech rights when considering law-school accreditation.
Key, who sports many tattoos with legal themes, has criticized Robertson in earlier Internet postings.
