[only1percent]

What a terrible article. Many things are violations of university policy that are not illegal, and still create liability to discipline as provided in university policy.

The "better story" linked above in turn links to what is apparently the actual University policy, which plainly prohibits people from bearing licensed firearms onto campus unless they meet additional requirements which there is no contention were met in this case.

The (somewhat) interesting question -- not raised here -- is whether the rule violated the U.S. or Oregon Constitution. The short answer is "highly unlikely," since the courts have long recognized the right of public schools to circumscribe certain freedoms, and continue to recognize even post Heller a relatively broad freedom to regulate firearms.

Regardless of whether or not the rule might be unconstitutional, it's not the duty of a student disciplinary panel to judge the Constitutionality of its rule book. That's for a real court to do.

[jjm2111]

I too sent a note to Mosrep or whatever the guy’s name is.

If Maxwell violated a clearly stated university policy (i.e. no weapons on campus) and they want to suspend him, fine. But dispense with the paper and psych eval nonsense. That’s just evil vindictiveness in my book.

Maxwell should write a paper that says “Suck my @ss you commie bastards” on ten pages.