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Spencer is known as having been one of the organizers of August’s “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville that descended into violence.
Last month a Georgia student helping to schedule a campus speaking tour for Spencer requested a date, space and security for the white nationalist to visit each campus.
Ohio State denied the request while UC has been assessing safety and logistical considerations, the AP reports.
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“The university denied a request from the National Policy Institute to rent space on campus in the coming weeks after determining that it is not possible to accommodate this request without substantial risk to public safety,” OSU spokesman Ben Johnson said via email.
Spencer has been denied requests for space to speak at Penn State University, the University of Florida and at Michigan State University.
After Michigan State denied Spencer’s speaking request, his event organizer filed a lawsuit against the school in United States District Court.
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