What happened to Kimberly Diei? University of Tennessee student awarded $250,000 in ‘WAP’ social media suit
Kimberly Diei, also known as Klassy Kasi, recently won the lawsuit she has been fighting against the University of Tennessee.
Former University of Tennessee pharmacy student awarded $250K in 'WAP' social media suit
Kimberly Diei was awarded $250,000 from the Univeristy of Tennessee over a lawsuit in which she alleged her First Amendment rights were violated.
Former University of Tennessee Student Gets $250K Settlement Over Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ Lyrics
Diei was prepresented in her lawsuit against University of Tennessee by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
Tennessee Grad Student Settles $250K Lawsuit After Almost Getting Expelled for Sharing 'Crude' Lyrics on Social Media
Tennessee graduate student Kimberly Diei settled a lawsuit with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center after she was investigated twice for sharing "crude" Beyoncé and Cardi B lyrics on her personal social media page.
Tennessee grad student settles for $250K after she was nearly expelled for rap lyrics, 'crude' posts
Kimberly Diei was expelled from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. After appealing, she has won a settlement against the university.
Pharmacy student won $250K settlement after university tried to expel her over social media posts
Kimberly Diei, a University of Tennessee pharmacy student, faced expulsion over explicit social media posts deemed unprofessional. After suing the uni
Student Whose Racy Social Media Posts Riled a College Gets $250,000 Settlement
The University of Tennessee threatened to expel Kimberly Diei over posts the school said were inappropriate. She sued on First Amendment grounds.
College Student Threatened with Expulsion Over Social Media Dancing Gets Paid
The former doctor of pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee spent the last four years fighting with her school, and she just received a major win. As the New York Times reports, four years ago the University’s professional conduct committee received “an anonymous complaint” regarding Diei’s posts on social media.
UT student wins free speech lawsuit after nearly being expelled for ‘vulgar’ social media posts
In 2019, the University of Tennessee graduate was given a warning about her posts on her personal social media accounts. The school claimed the posts were crude, sexual, and vulgar. In 2020, the university’s professionalism committee voted to expel her from her doctoral program.
A Tennessee State University That Nearly Expelled a Student for Racy Tweets Agrees To Pay Her $250,000
Kimberly Diei, a pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee, tweeted about Cardi B's sexually explicit song "WAP" under ...
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‘I Have a Right to Express Myself’: Tennessee Grad Student Expelled for Sharing ‘Vulgar’ Beyoncé and Cardi B Lyrics Wins $250K in Free Speech Battle
In 2019, while attending the University of Tennessee School of Pharmacy, Kimberly Diei was the subject of an investigation ...
UTHSC settles lawsuit with pharmacy student who said she was expelled for social media posts
Kimberly Diei – now a Memphis pharmacist – filed a lawsuit against the school in 2021, claiming she was expelled due to posts ...
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Tennessee pharmacy student settles for $250K after near-expulsion over social media posts
Kimberly Diei filed her lawsuit in 2021 after she twice faced disciplinary actions for her social media posts about song lyrics, fashion and sexuality on accounts under the pseudonym KimmyKasi.
When free speech clashes with university authority: What a student’s legal victory means for US First Amendment rights
Kimberly Diei, a pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee, faced expulsion threats after posting racy rap lyrics on social media. The universit ...