SUNY Buffalo Sheds Free-Speech Claims From Conservative Group

The State University of New York at Buffalo didn’t violate the First Amendment when it imposed restrictions on campus groups, the Second Circuit ruled Monday.

Judges concluded the university’s policy preventing clubs recognized by the Student Association from entering into contracts with outside organizations or maintaining financial activities and operating as a separate legal entity outside the association didn’t unconstitutionally favor one group or viewpoint.

The “Legal Status Ban” reasonably helps the university’s student association comply with state regulations “that require it to maintain oversight and accounting of activity funds, as well as ensure the funds are used only for ...