UH settles in anti-discrimination policy case
In a legal settlement, the University has agreed to adopt a new anti-discrimination policy and distribute $30,000 to Speech First.
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In a legal settlement, the University has agreed to adopt a new anti-discrimination policy and distribute $30,000 to Speech First.
“Universities across the country should be put on notice that overbroad policies designed to chill student speech will not be tolerated," Speech First said.
The conservative group Speech First argued that the anti-discrimination policy restricting “offensive speech about personal characteristics such race, ethnicity or gender” violates students’ First Amendment rights.
The conservative group Speech First argued that the anti-discrimination policy restricting “offensive speech about personal characteristics such race, ethnicity or gender” violates students’ First Amendment rights. The university agreed to keep its amended policy as part of a settlement.
The conservative group argued that the anti-discrimination policy violates students’...