Foundation Wins Campus Free Speech Settlement Against UC Berkeley

Foundation Wins Campus Free Speech Settlement Against UC Berkeley
Anna Budd, of Oakland, who describes herself as "a classic liberal" holds a sign saying "Open Dialogue Not Heads" at a conservative rally on Apr. 27, 2017 in Berkeley, Calif. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images
Colin Fredericson
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The Young America’s Foundation has won a legal battle, forcing a major college campus to give conservative speakers the same freedoms they give to other speakers.

The lawsuit took over a year, and resulted in a settlement with the University of California (UC), Berkeley that plaintiffs celebrated as a victory for free speech on campus. The institution will pay the Young America’s Foundation $70,000, plus reverse the “high-profile speaker policy,” which the foundation believes was used to stifle conservative voices.

Colin Fredericson
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Colin is a New York-based reporter. He covers Entertainment, U.S., and international news. Besides writing for online news outlets he has worked in online marketing and advertising, done voiceover work, and has a background in sound engineering and filmmaking. His foreign language skills include Spanish and Chinese.