Federal Court: University of Cincinnati Free Speech Zone Violates First Amendment, ‘Cannot Stand’
In a ringing victory for student rights, a federal district court declared today that the University of Cincinnati’s tiny “free speech zone” violates the First Amendment. In his order enjoining enforcement of the challenged free speech zone policy, United States District Judge Timothy S. Black held that UC’s free speech zone “violates the First Amendment and cannot stand.” The suit was filed by Ohio’s 1851 Center for Constitutional Law in cooperation with FIRE. June 12, 2012