Document Type

Article

Slurs bring civil suit against UM student

Authors

Kathryn Ritchie, University of Maine
Paul Livingstone, University of Maine

Publication Title

The Maine Campus

Publication Date

10-29-1997

First Page

1

Last Page

4

Issue Number

24

Volume Number

111

Abstract/ Summary

The Maine Attorney General's Office filed a civil suit yesterday against a University of Maine student who allegedly used the FirstClass [email] computer system to make threatening statements directed at gays, lesbians and bisexuals. The suit claims Casey Belanger, 19, of Orono, violated the Maine Civil Rights Act... "Bias motivated threats of violence have absolutely no place anywhere in society, including our universities and colleges," Attorney General Andrew Ketterer said.

Comments

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Identifier

Social Justice_Maine_Campus_vol_115_no_24_1997-10-29

Repository Citation

Ritchie, Kathryn and Livingstone, Paul, "Slurs bring civil suit against UM student" (1997). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 375.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/375

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