Ohio State Senate Would Ban ‘Free Speech Zones’ on Campus; Professors Object

Conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos climbs over a barrier as he is escorted out of the University of California, Berkeley campus where he spoke to dozens of supporters on Sept. 24, 2017. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

The Ohio State Senate has unanimously approved legislation outlawing so-called free speech zones, which limit free speech to specific areas on college campuses.

The vote comes almost a year after President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13864 on March 21, 2019, directing the nation’s colleges and universities to defend free speech on campus or lose federal research funding.