A 25-year-old law student is suing Dallas' public law school so he can finish his first semester after officials there suspended him, saying he made threats against the school and a professor.

Brandon Masin is accused of saying he'd "hold up" the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law and a particular faculty member if he didn't get good grades in his first semester.

Masin denies making any such threats — joking or otherwise. He said school officials didn't follow proper due process or consider evidence that he says shows he was likely away from the school when the conversation in question took place.

Masin and the school reached an agreement on Wednesday allowing him to take his finals next week as long as he reports to the UNT-Dallas police office, agrees to not to carry a concealed weapon and consents to a search by security personnel. He's unsure if he'll be able to make up work missed after he was placed on suspension.

"If I have to transfer to another law school, I have to explain this," Masin said. "Any firms or judges I want to work for in summers, I have to explain this."

UNT System spokesman Paul Corliss said school officials could not comment on the situation because of federal privacy laws and the pending lawsuit.

Friday night about 20 protesters from Open Carry Texas rallied across the street from the UNT System's office in downtown Dallas to support Masin, saying he was targeted for being a gun owner. CJ Grishman, the group's president, said the case is an example of how so-called red flag laws could impact rights without proper evidence.

The laws are meant to allow authorities to intervene at the first sign of trouble. Some are urging lawmakers to implement a red flag law in Texas after the deadly Santa Fe High School shooting last year.

"Someone makes an unsubstantiated threat. Boom. All of a sudden someone loses all their rights," Grisham said.

Classmate Christopher Strother doesn't believe Masin would threaten anyone but said he's heard comments about guns that could be considered reckless.

"I'm a conservative student who has a CHL, and I feel like the school handled it the right way," he said.

Masin was suspended Nov. 20, a day after he was questioned about conduct that might be deemed threatening, his mental health and his gun ownership, according to his lawsuit.

Masin said he was told the comments were made to two female classmates late in the day on Nov. 16. He said he did briefly speak with two women that day "about basic school stuff" but denied making any threatening remarks.

According to the discipline records submitted to Dallas County courts, a school investigator found a preponderance of evidence that Masin violated the student code of conduct and issued a suspension effective through July 19.

UNT-Dallas also wanted to place him on disciplinary probation through May 22, 2020, and have him meet requirements that included completing an anger management courses and obtaining a psychological evaluation, according to the documents.

Masin was put on suspension just days after a student was shot at the UNT-Dallas campus on Camp Wisdom Road over a custody issue.

He said that he's heard rumors that some on campus are concerned about his conservative take but that he hasn't experienced any open hostility. Masin said he's pushed for officials to include conservative speakers when having mandatory speaking events and worked with classmates to start a chapter of the Federalist Society, a nationwide organization of conservative lawyers. He's heard rumors that some classmates disagree with his efforts.

He wants the courts to overturn the school's suspension.