The Latest: District stands behind right to free expression

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 7:42 pm, Tuesday, March 28, 2017



PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit over free-speech zones at colleges (all times local):
8:30 p.m.

A California district where a college has been sued over its policy limiting where protests can occur says it "stands behind every student's right to free expression."

On some U.S. college campuses, students are allowed to protest and distribute flyers only in free-speech zones. Supporters say it's a way to protect against disruptions. Opponents call it censorship.

A student Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles Pierce College's free-speech area. Kevin Shaw says the community college violated his First Amendment rights when he was barred from passing out copies of the U.S. Constitution because he wasn't in the free-speech zone, an outdoor area the size of three parking spaces.


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[WinkyDink]

1. I truly hate to point out the origin of the odious practice of "Free Speech Zones":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_speech_zone

During the 1988 Democratic National Convention, the city of Atlanta, Georgia set up a "designated protest zone"[5] so the convention would not be disrupted. A pro-choice demonstrator opposing an Operation Rescue group said Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young "put us in a free-speech cage."