Campus Speech Claim Revived as Justices Agree to Hear Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a suit from two former college students who said they were prohibited from proselytizing their Christian faith by a campus policy, since rescinded, that they claimed violated their free speech rights.

The justices revived the challenge on Thursday after two lower courts had dismissed it as moot once Georgia Gwinnett College changed its policies after the students sued.

Chike Uzuegbunam was twice stopped by campus police while trying to proselytize. One instance occurred outside of the school’s designated speech zones, while another occurred within them. Joseph Bradford “self-censured” after hearing of Uzuegbunam’s troubles, ...