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YAF files lawsuit against UCLA for disallowing pro-Israel speaker
In May, YAF attempted to host Robert Spencer for a talk entitled 'Everything You Know About Palestine Is Wrong.'
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 11, 2024
Banner vandalized at University of Iowa for YAF event led by Oct. 7 speaker
A banner set up by the University of Iowa’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) was allegedly vandalized w…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 3, 2024
U of Tampa RA training includes scenario of student feeling 'threatened' by conservative roommate with MAGA flag
The University of Tampa’s Resident Advisor (R.A.) training featured a hypothetical scenario in which a student comp…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Aug 21, 2024
CA community college pays $330k in settlement with conservative students
Clovis Community College will be paying out $330,000 as part of a settlement for seemingly restricting conservative…
By Michael Duke '26
Aug 9, 2024
YAF lawsuit against SUNY Buffalo escalates after new policy forces clubs to surrender legal rights
Alliance Defending Freedom is now suing to stop the State University of New York at Buffalo from forcing student gr…
By John Rigolizzo 
Aug 4, 2023
ADF promises to litigate until all UBuffalo students' 1A rights are protected
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Caleb Dalton told Campus Reform he is standing up for freedom of speech f…
By John Rigolizzo 
Jun 12, 2023
YAF chapter sues University at Buffalo officials for violating First Amendment rights
U. Buffalo chapter of Young Americans for Freedom is suing school administrators and Student Association for de-rec…
By John Rigolizzo 
Jun 6, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Injured student assaulted during Matt Walsh event
‘As I was recording a protester came up to me [and] hit my left hand as I was recording with a broken finger causin…
By Kate Anderson 
Oct 25, 2022
9/11 memorial vandalized on campus for second year in a row
A Young Americans for Freedom 9/11 memorial was vandalized at Michigan State University for the second year in a r…
By Elaine Gunthorpe  '24
Oct 2, 2022
College faces 1A lawsuit after tearing down anti-communist posters
Conservative students at Clovis Community College filed a First Amendment lawsuit after their anti-communist flyers…
By Alexa Schwerha 
Aug 16, 2022
SLU allegedly refused to allow conservative speaker on campus, sent police to escort her off campus
Young Americans for Freedom at Saint Louis University has accused the university of intentionally disrupting a plan…
By Terrance Kible  '24
May 11, 2022
'Campus is about to get a whole lot gayer': Defunded Draggieland sparks campus conflict
After Texas A&M University refused to fund this year's Draggieland show, student organizations began debating the r…
By Alexa Schwerha 
Apr 22, 2022
This university president condemned Michael Knowles' campus speech. Now, students are speaking out.
On Mar. 31, Washburn University President Jerry Farley sent a campus-wide email denouncing Michael Knowles' campus…
By Allie Simon  '22
Apr 4, 2022
Socialists' protest to 'FREE KARL MARX' falls flat as conservative students hold counter-protest
The Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) chapter at the University of Florida (UF) held a protest on Mar. …
By Abigail Streetman  '23 and Landry Driver  
Mar 29, 2022
Conservative politician allegedly punched at UNT event speaks out about the campus mob
Leftist students at the University of North Texas (UNT) loudly heckled at a Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) spea…
By Sterling Mosley  '23
Mar 7, 2022
Pro-life memorials vandalized at two California universities
Two California pro-life memorials were vandalized at the start the spring semester.
By Alexa Schwerha 
Feb 15, 2022
Mike Pence's Stanford talk an apparent go after university council steps into the fray
Mike Pence's Feb. 17 event at Stanford University is apparently going forward after the school's Constitutional Cou…
By Alexa Schwerha 
Feb 9, 2022
Will tomorrow's meeting result in expulsion for student who passed out Matt Walsh flyers?
James Dowling, a student at Saint Louis University, is currently involved in a Dec. 15 hearing on campus that may r…
By Logan Dubil  '23
Dec 14, 2021
Ben Shapiro had a 'blast' with leftist students shaken by his appearance at FSU
Daily Wire editor emeritus Ben Shapiro spoke at Florida State University on November 15.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Nov 18, 2021
Thomas Jefferson's image defaced at UVA
YAF at UVA’s advertisements for a conversation about Thomas Jefferson’s legacy were recently vandalized.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Nov 2, 2021
Court delivers setback for Ben Shapiro free speech suit
The Eighth Circuit denied an appeal from conservative plaintiffs on Monday in their lawsuit against the University …
By Alexa Schwerha 
Oct 12, 2021
Texas Tech ends anti-racism seminar that used segregated spaces in its training
A spokesperson for the university told the media that the training 'content does not align with our university valu…
By Ben Zeisloft  
Sep 29, 2021
Yet another leftist tried to silence pro-life students on campus
A leftist turned himself into police after accosting a conservative student at Iowa State University over the latte…
By Ben Zeisloft  
Sep 25, 2021
Federal court rules in favor of campus conservatives' lawsuit
A federal court ruling is allowing YAF's lawsuit against SUNY Binghamton to proceed.
By Alex Munguia  '24
Sep 8, 2021
YAF launches ‘#SavingSCOTUS’ to educate students on dangers of court packing
Young America’s Foundation is working to warn students about the dangers of court packing.
By Ben Zeisloft  
May 25, 2021
ADF and YAF conduct oral arguments in federal court after Ben Shapiro censored at University of Minnesota
Conservative organizations argued their case against the University of Minnesota for censoring commentator Ben Shap…
By Ben Zeisloft  
May 25, 2021
University of Florida suspends MULTIPLE conservative groups in one fell swoop
The University of Florida suspended at least three conservative clubs on campus, Campus Reform has learned.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Mar 19, 2021
REPORT: UGA prof tells students 'do not draw from questionable sources' like Fox News. Use 'reliable' news like NY Times, CNN.
According to screenshots obtained by Young America's Foundation, a University of Georgia professor told students no…
By Dion J. Pierre 
Mar 18, 2021
Prof proclaims he is 'unbiased,' then calls conservative student group 'racist,' 'sexist'
A Penn State professor lashed out at a conservative student who offered him a chance to serve as a club adviser, ci…
By Ben Zeisloft  
Jan 16, 2021
PHOTOS: YAF’s Reagan Ranch Center becomes latest vandalism target
YAF's Reagan Ranch in California was vandalized on Monday.
By Abigail Streetman  '23
Jan 13, 2021
Obama-appointed judge sides with UMN in Ben Shapiro free speech lawsuit
Shapiro, Young America’s Foundation, and Students for a Conservative Voice filed a free speech lawsuit against UMN,…
By Leana Dippie  '23
Sep 3, 2020
Conservative groups sue Binghamton over incident captured in 2019 viral video
Young America’s Foundation is suing Binghamton University for allegedly violating their constitutional rights.
By Joe Silverstein 
Jul 24, 2020
Conservative group blasts college for allegedly helping leftists 'harass' students
The group says that "any reasonable person" could see what was happening.
By Jessica Custodio  '23
Jul 5, 2020
Conservative's Instagram account 'hacked by Communist sympathizers' after China criticism
The hacker(s) posted propaganda to her account favoring the CCP.
By Jonathan McCormick 
May 28, 2020
Conservative group announces 'difficult decision' amid coronavirus fears
The conservative organization Young America's Foundation has canceled events through April amid the coronavirus out…
By Jon Street 
Mar 17, 2020
UCF students protest ‘white supremacist’ Ben Shapiro
The College Republicans at the University of Central Florida plan on bringing Ben Shapiro to campus to speak in Mar…
By Clay Robinson 
Feb 11, 2020
YAF says new faculty 'free speech training' shows its efforts are 'starting to pay off'
CLC allegedly adopted free speech training for professors and advisors mere days after the incident.
By Jonathan McCormick 
Dec 24, 2019
Conservatives release emails from prof allegedly calling them a 'white supremacist group'
Kennesaw State University employees reportedly bashed the KSU YAF chapter for hosting Michael Knowles.
By Adam Sabes 
Dec 2, 2019
LETTER: Christian college tells conservative students they can't put up crosses
The Dean of Students explained that physical displays take away an individual's "right" to "choose to engage or not…
By Celine Ryan Ciccio 
Nov 13, 2019
Ole Miss employees go rogue, 'unilaterally' cancel conservative speaker event
Two employees at the University of Mississippi on Thursday abruptly cancelled the venue a conservative lecture sche…
By Adam Sabes 
Nov 8, 2019
Christian univ. students want conservative Christian Matt Walsh banned
Walsh responded to the backlash, saying that, for decades, it has been the case that "many Christian colleges are s…
By Jon Street 
Apr 9, 2019
University of Minnesota motions to dismiss Shapiro lawsuit
The University of Minnesota filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the Young America's Foundation, which the cons…
By Adam Sabes 
Sep 5, 2018
Sign on prof's door calls Republicans 'heartless a**holes'
A California State University-East Bay professor has decorated the door to her office with signs declaring that “Re…
By Adam Sabes 
May 18, 2018
UCLA students pay $2M+ per year in 'social justice' fees
UCLA students pay a $24.99 fee each quarter that generates more than $2 million per year to fund "social justice" e…
By Adam Sabes 
Feb 12, 2018
Shapiro to brave 'antifa' protesters for speech at UC-Berkeley
In defiance of the "anti-fascist" protesters who have repeatedly shut down conservative speakers at the University …
By Peter Van Voorhis 
Jul 14, 2017
UC-Berkeley claims right to suppress speech in legal motion
The students allege a pattern of administrators stifling conservative speech, such as the use of a vague "high prof…
By Peter Van Voorhis 
Jun 30, 2017
High school YAF chapter subjected to verbal abuse at UT-Austin
The students say they were hoping to spark intelligent conversation about the issue, but were instead shouted at to…
By Adam Sabes 
May 3, 2017
CSULA admin vows 'leftist bigots' will disrupt Santorum speech
A California State University, Los Angeles employee was caught using an online alias to threaten disruptive protest…
By Peter Van Voorhis 
Apr 4, 2017
College rejects conservative group for anti-communist views
Samford University recently declined to recognize a prospective Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter because o…
By Peter Van Voorhis 
Dec 1, 2016
Pro-abortion CSULA prof freaks out at Star Parker event
Conservative activist Star Parker provoked a pro-abortion professor into hysterics at a recent lecture at CSULA, si…
By Peter Van Voorhis 
Oct 26, 2016