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Young America's Foundation Scores Victory Against Berkeley
Townhall.com ^ | April 27, 2018 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 04/27/2018 2:37:31 PM PDT by Kaslin

Young America's Foundation scored a legal victory against UC-Berkeley this week after a judge in San Francisco refused to dismiss the organization's lawsuit against the university for infringing on the First Amendment rights of conservative students and speakers on campus.

“Young America’s Foundation looks forward to moving on to the merits of this case and vigorously defending our claims at trial. This ruling allowing YAF’s critical First Amendment case to move forward is a win for conservatives and free speech, and it shows that Judge Chesney believes there is significant evidence of Berkeley’s work to suppress conservative speech," Young America’s Foundation spokesman Spencer Brown released in a statement. “Conservative students will finally have their day in court, and we are confident that the outcome of this case will be the restoration of students’ First Amendment rights at the University of California, Berkeley.”

The lawsuit against Berkeley is backed by the Department of Justice, which issued a statement of interest for the case in January.

“This Department of Justice will not stand by idly while public universities violate students’ constitutional rights,” former Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand said about the statement of interest at the time.

YAF filed the lawsuit late last year after the university repeatedly forced conservative students to pay extreme security fees to host speakers or face cancellation of their events. The university has special requirements and hurdles for conservative speakers that are not required for those who espouse leftist ideology.

"UC Berkeley has used its infamous unwritten and unpublished High Profile Speaker Policy to repeatedly suppress conservative speech on campus. In Wednesday’s ruling, the court found sufficient factual allegations for YAF’s First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment claims to move forward to trial," YAF released in a statement. "At trial, Berkeley will also have to answer for its unconstitutional application of the Major Events policy surrounding Young America’s Foundation’s breakthrough lecture with Ben Shapiro that took place last September. The court found YAF’s arguments persuasive, regarding Berkeley’s use of security fees to suppress conservative speech."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; US: California
KEYWORDS: benshapiro; berkeley; berserkely; california; education; firstamendment; yaf
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1 posted on 04/27/2018 2:37:31 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

The irony? In the 1960s, UC Berkeley was home to the Free Speech Movement.


2 posted on 04/27/2018 2:41:13 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

That is indeed an irony


3 posted on 04/27/2018 2:42:32 PM PDT by Kaslin (Politicians are not born; they are excreted -Civilibus nati sunt; sunt excernitur. (Cicero)
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To: Kaslin
Now, the YAF MUST sue for about 20 Billion, so they can own the entire campus, and fire any employee who is unwilling to take an oath to "...preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States..."

Yes, I know it's a loyalty oath. However, is it so onerous to promise to obey the legally passed laws of the country they are living in? Such as, the First thru the Tenth Amendments?

4 posted on 04/27/2018 2:45:25 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: goldstategop


5 posted on 04/27/2018 3:01:03 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: Kaslin

Free tuition!!


6 posted on 04/27/2018 3:14:11 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Kaslin

Good News. The requirement of free speech (another other constitutional rights) applies to any non-profit or for profit organization that receives government money.


7 posted on 04/27/2018 3:20:25 PM PDT by SaraJohnson ( Whites must sue for racism. It's pay day.)
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To: All

Hurrah!


8 posted on 04/27/2018 3:30:09 PM PDT by veracious (UN = OIC = Islam ; Dems may change USAgov completely, just amend USConstitution)
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To: Kaslin

About time. Some liberals still seem to remember what the first amendment is about.


9 posted on 04/27/2018 3:36:33 PM PDT by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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To: Chode

Abbie Hoffman:
“Free speech is shouting ‘Theatre!’ in a crowded fire!”


10 posted on 04/27/2018 3:42:36 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 ((((("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione.")))))))
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To: Kaslin

bump


11 posted on 04/27/2018 3:51:14 PM PDT by foreverfree
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To: bunkerhill7
he was a festering dick scab
12 posted on 04/27/2018 4:04:06 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: Chode

correct


13 posted on 04/27/2018 4:15:33 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 ((((("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione.")))))))
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14 posted on 04/27/2018 4:34:37 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: goldstategop

What were they not permitted to say in the 60s? Hating on the vets?


15 posted on 04/27/2018 4:36:51 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: lowbridge

Nice comparison.


16 posted on 04/27/2018 6:20:21 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: goldstategop

And Reagan showed that you play hardball with disruptive leftists.


17 posted on 04/27/2018 6:46:16 PM PDT by setha (Resume where Pershing left off.)
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To: Chode

When did students stop wearing suits?


18 posted on 04/27/2018 7:55:35 PM PDT by Tai_Chung
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To: SgtHooper

Free money!!


19 posted on 04/27/2018 9:01:16 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Tai_Chung
that pic was 64-65 so i'm guessing right about then
20 posted on 04/27/2018 10:39:36 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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