Free Speech Group Sues University for Banning Sidewalk Chalking, Election-Related Emails

Free Speech Group Sues University for Banning Sidewalk Chalking, Election-Related Emails
The campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. EQRoy/Shutterstock
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Iowa State University is facing a First Amendment lawsuit over some of the public school’s speech-restrictive policies.

The lawsuit was filed Jan. 2 by Speech First, a non-profit organization that focuses on promoting free speech on college campuses. The group claims that Iowa State University (ISU) violates its students’ constitutional rights by implementing rules and regulations “designed to restrain, deter, suppress, and punish speech concerning political and social issues of public concern.”

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