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Amanda Tatro Dead at 31
There is tragic news from Minnesota today. Amanda Tatro, the student plaintiff in Tatro v. University of Minnesota (in which FIRE filed an amici curiae brief along with the Student Press Law Center), has reportedly died at the age of 31.
FIRE's thoughts are with Amanda Tatro's husband and family at this difficult time.
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