Paying for free speech; public university students must fund marketplace of ideas

Article Abstract:

The Supreme Court ruling in Board of Regents v. Southworth that students at public universities must pay mandatory school fees even when used to fund activities they disagree with is discussed. The court rejected the First Amendment argument that conservative students did not need to fund such activities.

Behavior, Public universities and colleges

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Court to hear free speech: First Amendment issue range from corporate PR to Internet porn

Article Abstract:

Several landmark cases involving free speech rights are set to appear before the US Supreme Court. Among these are the case of United States v. American Library Association, which involves a federal requirment that libraries filter Internet pornography out of their computers to receive federal funding. The case of Nike, Inc. v. Kasky involves charges that the shoe manufacturer lied about conditions in its Asian plants.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Legal/Government Regulation, Civic and Social Organizations, Social services, not elsewhere classified, Free Speech & Assembly, Fund Raising Agencies, Company legal issue, Laws, regulations and rules, Fund raising, Commercial speech doctrine, Internet pornography

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Freedom from forced fees; university students reject the notion of subsidizing campus groups whose views they don't share

Article Abstract:

The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth case is discussed, a case challenging on the grounds of freedom of speech the mandatory student fees which subsidize a variety of student organizations. The 7th Circuit sided with the conservative students who brought this case, while the university argued that the activity fees enriched campus life by exposing students to a variety of views.

Finance, College students

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