Violating the Constitution on Constitution Day

Andrew Kloster writes about Penn State University shutting down the Young Americans for Freedom table in the "free speech" zone on campus. Why? They were handing out copies of the US Constitution on Constitution Day! They were also handing out

information about Penn State’s restrictive speech code. This is probably the real reason for the targeting.

Sound familiar? It should. Last year, Robert Van Tuinen, an Army vet and student at Modesto Junior College, was shut down passing out copies of The Heritage Foundation’s “Guide to the Constitution.” He sued his college and it eventually settled the lawsuit, paying him $50,000.

This year, it was Penn State’s turn to continue the tradition of violating the Constitution on Constitution Day. But why? Lawyers for public universities should know that shutting down speech exposes them to First Amendment lawsuits. Furthermore, passing out copies of the Constitution performs a valuable educational service that many universities don’t perform on their own. If anything, Penn State should be thanking Jolie Davis and the other PSU YAF student activists.

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