FREE SPEECH ZONE

Model legislation aims to help lawmakers protect free expression on college campuses

American Legislative Exchange Council created two pieces of model legislation to protect students’ First Amendment …

By Emily Fowler '24
May 24, 2023

Alabama Supreme Court hears case against university free speech policy

The Alabama Supreme Court heard a case against the University of Alabama at Huntsville challenging a 2020 free spee…

By Kayley Chartier '25
Sep 28, 2022

Georgia protects free speech on college campuses

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) recently signed the 'Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act.'

By Austin Browne '24
May 26, 2022

SDSU disinvites speaker amid anti-Semitism charges

San Diego State University uninvites Ava Muhammad, spokesperson of the nation of islam after faculty pointed out ac…

By Jessica Custodio '23
Jan 14, 2020

SDSU touts 'free speech' credentials...and new 'bias' reporting tool

The announcement of the portal was packaged with an announcement of a "free speech" website, where students can go …

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Dec 2, 2019

Arkansas State fails to get free speech lawsuit dismissed

Ashlyn Hoggard claims that she was issued a criminal trespass warning for trying to recruit students to join her TP…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Apr 11, 2018

Florida joins push to outlaw 'free speech zones' on campus

The bill, filed in mid-December by two Republican lawmakers, would require schools to allow anyone to engage in exp…

By Adam Sabes
Jan 2, 2018

DOJ joins free speech lawsuit against Georgia college

According to the brief, “the college’s speech policies were not content-neutral, established an impermissible heckl…

By Adam Sabes
Sep 29, 2017

Profs rally for colleague who bullied conservative student

Dozens of University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors and students held a demonstration for "academic freedom" Monday…

By Kyle Perisic
Sep 19, 2017

School 'reassigns' lecturer who bullied conservative student

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has reassigned a lecturer to non-teaching duties after she harassed a student wh…

By Adam Sabes
Sep 7, 2017

Constitution-wielding student sues college over speech policies

The free speech zone, which covers just 0.003 percent of campus, is reportedly the size of approximately three park…

By Amber Athey
Apr 3, 2017

Gender studies prof rips down 9/11 memorial posters

Members of the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Saddleback College had their 9/11 memorial posters ripped dow…

By Peter Van Voorhis
Sep 9, 2016

Clemson students rally against ‘free speech zones’

Several dozen students and local community members gathered at Clemson University Friday afternoon to protest again…

By Caleb Ecarma
Sep 6, 2016

Clemson evicts man for praying outside ‘free speech zone’

Clemson University administrator Shawn Jones demanded that a local man who was praying with students leave campus l…

By Caleb Ecarma
Aug 29, 2016

University officials threaten students passing out U.S. Constitution

Students for Concealed Carry were passing out U.S. Constitutions and collecting signatures against restrictive spee…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Oct 14, 2014

University of South Alabama sued for restricting pro-life group

The University of South Alabama confined a pro-life group to a "free speech zone" on campus because of its "controv…

By Maggie Lit
Aug 29, 2014