[semantic]

What's the difference between the police who were criminally convicted in federal court of violating Rodney King's civil rights and these administrators?

Assault & battery are two different actions: assault is prefatory (verbal, threatening), while battery is actual physical contact.

It should be established that attempted abrogation of 1st amendment rights is no different than any other threatening action that can be construed as assault, and should be treated as a similar civil rights violation as was R King case under federal law.

Go Trump!

[IronJack]

That is certainly another avenue for the prosecution of these censors.

But in reality, the denial of free speech is prima facie evidence of a civil rights violation. It is no different than a poll worker denying someone the right to vote because he didn't like the voter's haircut. It may not be criminal, but it is decidedly actionable in a civil court.

In other words, you can sue their skin off.

[IronJack]

That is certainly another avenue for the prosecution of these censors.

But in reality, the denial of free speech is prima facie evidence of a civil rights violation. It is no different than a poll worker denying someone the right to vote because he didn't like the voter's haircut. It may not be criminal, but it is decidedly actionable in a civil court.

In other words, you can sue their skin off.