Article from the Free Beacon by Conor Beck.
The Justice Department argued Tuesday that a California community college’s speech policies created unconstitutional prior restraint that depressed free expression, supporting a student’s lawsuit claiming that the school violated his First Amendment rights.
Kevin Shaw, a student studying philosophy and political science at Pierce College in Los Angeles, was handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution on campus one day when a school official stopped him, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The official told Shaw that he could only hand out the Constitution in the “free-speech zone” on campus—616 square feet of the school’s 426 acres—and would need a permit.
In response, Shaw, with an attorney for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College District, which requires its schools to designate “free-speech zones” on campus.
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“University officials and faculty must defend free expression boldly and unequivocally,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions wrote. “Last month, I promised a recommitment to free speech on campus and to ensuring First Amendment rights. The Justice Department continues to do its part in defending free speech, protecting students’ free expression, and enforcing federal law.
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Well, IMO, he’s got bigger fish to fry. That’s fine he’s fighting this, but this should not be his focus! His FOCUS should be appointing a SPECIAL PROSECUTOR to investigate HILLARY, BO, LYNCH, HOLDER on the latest scandals, the uranium deal, the phony dossier they tried to bury Trump with, the TREASON that the BO admin has committed is beyond the pale! What happened to the spies who spilled atomic bomb secrets? huh!!! And how about Bill Clinton gave China missile technology!!! He betrayed America by working hand in hand with our Communist enemies in mainland China. AND THEY GET OFF SCOT-FREE FOR YEARS!!! DO SOMETHING, SESSIONS!!!! Give me a break! Do something for America!!!