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Filing a lawsuit is the plaintiff's way of saying he was proud to call a Black man something offensive. As I recall, the plaintiff admitted he said what he said (and there was also video evidence as I recall) and he apologized to Justin Fields. At that point, there should not be any due process issue. The question then becomes is expulsion a reasonable response and is it applied equally to all students. UGA is a state actor and as such is subject to the First Amendment, but the First Amendment is not absolute and reasonable restrictions can be placed on it. Screaming an ultra-offensive racial remark at a public gathering in the Deep South, especially when the speaker is an athlete (and at some level a representative of the University) demands a swift and decisive response, and kicking the offender off the baseball team, the presumptive loss of scholarship, and expulsion from the University all seem like a reasonable response. The unknowns include whether the plaintiff was required to pay/repay for his scholarship and any related costs, what the duration, if any, on the expulsion was (i.e., can he re-enroll in the future), and if other students were given more lenient punishments for similar actions.