US EditionFederal judge temporarily blocks key parts of Texas law that limits campus protests
Judge David A. Ezra cited First Amendment violations in blocking UT System’s enforcement of Senate Bill 2972, which restricts student speech overnight and during finals.
- A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against the Campus Protection Act, which restricts protests on college campuses in Texas, according to U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra.
- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has requested the injunction on behalf of several student groups that argue the law restricts their rights to free speech.
- Judge Ezra noted that the law's ambiguity could lead to it being used improperly against speech and emphasized that the First Amendment does not have a curfew.
- The law was passed in response to concerns about pro-Palestinian protests disrupting campus activities.
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Judge blocks part of Texas law that limits campus protests after dark: '1st Amendment does not have a bedtime'
A federal judge blocked key parts of Texas' campus protest restrictions after student groups successfully argued overnight speech bans violate constitutional protections.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Key Parts of Texas Law That Limits Campus Protests
A federal judge in Austin has temporarily blocked key parts of Texas’ new law limiting expression on campuses, halting the University of Texas System’s enforcement of a ban on overnight expression and limits on speakers, amplified sounds and drums during the last two weeks of the semester.
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law That Tried to Ban Free Speech at Night on College Campuses
Kirby Lee via AP A federal judge in Austin, Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of a broad law that imposed sweeping restrictions on speech on college campuses at night and during the last two weeks of each academic term. Senate Bill 2972, the “Campus Protection Act,” was passed during Texas’ legislative session earlier this year, and amended a 2019 law that had reinforced First Amendment free speech rights on college …
You Can't Put The First Amendment To Bed - Above the Law
The First Amendment does not have a bedtime of 10:00 p.m. The burden is on the government to prove that its actions are narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling governmental interest. It has not done so. — Western District of Texas Judge David Ezra in a recent decision finding that a Texas law barring otherwise protected speech on campus by students is likely unconstitutional, and granting plaintiff student groups an injunction from the enforce…
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Federal judge temporarily blocks key parts of Texas law that limits campus protests
A federal judge in Austin has temporarily blocked key parts of Texas’ new law limiting expression on campuses, halting the University of Texas System’s enforcement of a ban on overnight expression and limits on speakers, amplified sounds and drums during the last two weeks of the semester.
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