Hate Speech or Free Speech: Can Broad Campus Speech Regulations Survive Current Judicial Reasoning?.

Heiser, Gregory M.; Rossow, Lawrence F.

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ERIC Number: EJ470592

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Publication Date: 1993

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Hate Speech or Free Speech: Can Broad Campus Speech Regulations Survive Current Judicial Reasoning?

Heiser, Gregory M.; Rossow, Lawrence F.

Journal of Law and Education, v22 n2 p139-54 Spr 1993

Federal courts have found speech regulations overbroad in suits against the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin System. Attempts to assess the theoretical justification and probable fate of broad speech regulations that have not been explicitly rejected by the courts. Concludes that strong arguments for broader regulation will prevail only with difficulty. (MLF)

Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Racial Bias, School Law, Student Rights

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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