University of Texas Beats Campus Speech Lawsuit

An organization that promotes free speech on college campuses can’t sue the University of Texas at Austin, a federal district court ruled June 4.

The lawsuit contends that three anonymous students wish to express unpopular views on issues as illegal immigration, affirmative action, the nuclear family, and the #MeToo Movement, but fear that their actions will lead to investigation or discipline.

Speech First, a nonprofit organization that has filed similar cases against other schools, alleged that the university “created a series of speech codes with numerous vague and overbroad prohibitions on student speech,” which violated the First and 14th Amendments. ...