Michigan State University Professor Sued for Requiring Students to Pay for Left-Wing Advocacy

A Michigan State University professor is being sued by two of her students for allegedly requiring them to pay a $99 membership fee for an online “community” she secretly controlled. The professor, Amy Wisner, donated the funds to left-wing causes, including Planned Parenthood. The students’ attorneys have filed the lawsuit against Michigan State University officials for failing to correct their policies and recover student fees used to advance political messages that officials favor and that conflict with the deeply held beliefs of the students. The case, Barbieri v. Jeitschko, is in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division. The lawsuit explains that Wisner designed her course to promote her political views, requiring students to purchase “The Rebellion Community membership” and pay the $99 subscription fee online. The funds were used to engage in political speech and donate to advocacy groups that directly conflict with the religious beliefs of the students. The lawsuit notes that by authorizing professors to force students to support speech antithetical to their deepest values and faith, Michigan State officials have violated the First Amendment and federal civil-rights laws.