Re:I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled
by prasadjoglekar on Thursday January 09, 2025 @04:46AM
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If parent went to a state school, that is the government. If he went to a private school, FIRE goes after them for violating their own contracts that often mirror 1A language.
Re:I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled
by zifpanachr23 on Thursday January 09, 2025 @09:02AM
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That's a wild oversimplification, it of course applies to state and local governments as well and has for a long time. A public university is a state entity.
Re:I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled
by cbozeman on Thursday January 09, 2025 @03:15PM
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If your college or university accepts money from the government, in public spaces on that campus, like say... anywhere outdoors, for instance, out on the quad, where this happened, that is considered a protected area for speech.
> Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.