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.
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 pharmacy student settles for $250K after near-expulsion over social media posts
Kimberly Diei was expelled from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. After appealing, she has won a settlement against the university.
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 on her personal social media accounts.
Former college student receives $250K settlement from school over Cardi B social media post lawsuit
A student who previously went to the University of Tennessee received a settlement of $250,000 after her school tried to expel her over a social media post that had lyrics from Cardi B’s song
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
Per reports, Diei filed a lawsuit against the school in 2021, arguing that the public college had “violated her constitutional right of free expression for no legitimate pedagogical reason.” The lawsuit has opened up a larger conversation regarding free speech and social media when it comes to being a student in the digital age.
UTHSC grad wins free speech lawsuit after nearly being expelled for ‘vulgar’ social media posts
In 2019, this 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 ...
How this student earned $250,000 for her racy tweets
Kimberly Diei, a pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee, won a $250,000 settlement after being punished for sexually ...
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Settlement reached in former student’s lawsuit against University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Nearly four years after it began, a lawsuit between a former pharmacy student who claimed her First Amendment rights had been ...