A Student Punished for Privately Sharing Religious Views
By Alliance Defending Freedom posted on: July 14, 2020 By: Allie Langhofer, Summer Office Assistant UPDATE: On July 22, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys sent a letter to Florida State University administrators asking them to address the unconstitutional retaliation against Jack Denton, a student ousted from leadership in the student senate for sharing his personal beliefs with other students. As a freshman at […]
Big News! U.S. Supreme Court Gives Chike Uzuegbunam Another Chance at Justice
By Sarah Kramer posted on: July 9, 2020 It’s been an eventful four years for Georgia Gwinnett College graduate Chike Uzuegbunam. In 2016, Chike was prevented from exercising his right to free speech when officials repeatedly stopped him from peacefully sharing the Gospel with his peers at the college. Since then, with the help of Alliance Defending Freedom, […]
An Angry Mob Silenced Conservative Speech on Campus… Here’s What We Did About It
By Alliance Defending Freedom posted on: July 1, 2020 By: Jenna Mohrmann, Media Communications Intern Thanks to the First Amendment, we all have the freedom to speak our minds without government interference. That should hold true on public college campuses as well. A college campus is supposed to be a “marketplace of ideas,” after all. Despite this, some college […]
This Professor Was Compelled to Endorse an Ideology Against His Beliefs… So He Was Forced to Sue
By Sarah Kramer posted on: June 11, 2020 Dr. Nicholas Meriwether enjoys a spirited debate. As a philosophy professor at Shawnee State University, there is plenty of that to go around in his classroom. And he is not afraid to voice his disagreement or bring up an entirely different viewpoint. That’s part of what makes him a […]
New York high school won’t accept pro-freedom student club
Harrison High School recognizes 33 different clubs but repeatedly denied conservative group access to resources, ability to recruit members Wednesday, June 03, 2020 HARRISON, N.Y. – Alliance Defending Freedom sent a letter Tuesday to officials with Harrison Central School District after they refused to officially recognize a conservative student club. The letter explains that the refusal to recognize […]
#Why Universities Deprive Students of Free Speech
Young Americans for Liberty at Saint Cloud State University
On behalf of Young Americans for Liberty, ADF attorneys sent a demand letter to Saint Cloud State University its unconstitutional speech zone policy, which restricts students’ right to free speech.
In response to the letter, University officials revised their Use of Outdoor Space Policy to eliminate the speech zone and allow students speak freely on all outdoor areas of campus.
When Free Speech Is Attacked at Public Universities
New initiative seeks to change unlawful policies at public colleges, universities
ADF sending letters on behalf of Young Americans for Liberty to 30 US schools, two of which have already made revisions WASHINGTON – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a non-partisan political student organization have launched a new legal effort to change unconstitutional policies at public colleges and universities across the country by sending 30 letters […]
Apodaca v. White
California State University–San Marcos officials have funded pro-abortion and other favored views with almost $300,000 in mandatory fees charged of all students, but denied Students for Life $500 in funding to host a visiting speaker on “Abortion and Human Equality” to provide a contrasting view. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit, on behalf of Students for Life and its campus president, Nathan Apodaca, who are prevented from bringing pro-life speakers to campus under the university’s discriminatory funding policies.