UPDATE: January 25, 2018 – Justice Department backs conservative student groups in Ann Coulter free speech case.
The Justice Department sided in court Thursday with two conservative student groups in a high-profile case involving conservatives Ann Coulter and David Horowitz and free speech policies at the University of California, Berkeley. The conservative groups have challenged what they describe as “discriminatory” free speech...
UPDATE: January 25, 2018 – Trump administration backs conservative students’ lawsuit against UC Berkeley over free speech
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a “statement of interest” Thursday supporting a free-speech lawsuit by conservative students against the University of California. It’s the third such legal filing the Trump administration has made in First Amendment cases since September, when U.S. Attorney General Jeff...
UPDATE: January 25, 2018 – U.S. Justice Department sides with conservative students in UC Berkeley free speech suit
The Trump administration is wading into the ongoing legal battle between UC Berkeley and conservative students who say the school is stepping on their right to free speech. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in the case in support...
UPDATE: January 25, 2018 – Federal government supports Berkeley College Republicans in case against Cal
In a “statement of interest” filed in federal court Thursday, the Department of Justice advised a judge to deny UC Berkeley’s motion to throw out a lawsuit from the Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) and Young America’s Foundation (YAF). The lawsuit, initially filed in April, alleged...
UPDATE: January 25, 2018 – United States Department of Justice
The Unites States filed a statement of interest in our First Amendment lawsuit against UC Berkeley, arguing that strict scrutiny applies, and that UC Berkeley’s policies invite viewpoint discrimination by affording the university officials unbridled discretion. Please click here to view the document.
UPDATE: January 25, 2018 – Justice Department Backs Conservative Groups In UC Berkeley Free-Speech Fight
The Trump administration is jumping into the fracas over free speech at UC Berkeley. The Justice Department on Thursday filed a statement of interest supporting two conservative groups who sued the school last year. The groups alleged that administrators and campus events policy unfairly hampered...