Judge orders more filings in FIU free-speech trial
Four Florida International University students suspended or expelled over racist and violent private WhatsApp messages are challenging the penalties in federal court, arguing the university violated their First Amendment rights. FIU says the messages caused fear and disrupted campus; the judge has not ruled, though she said the university presented a strong case on disruption.
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About Cecilia Altonaga
Cecilia María Altonaga is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She was appointed in 2003 by President George W. Bush and is the first Cuban-American woman to be appointed as a chief judge and a federal judge in the United States.
Everything about Cecilia Altonaga →- Occupation
- lawyer, judge
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 26, 1962