Student organizers intend to engage in lawful First Amendment activities on November 1, 2022, in opposition to the appointment of University of Florida Presidential Candidate Senator Ben Sasse during the University of Florida Board of Trustees’ meeting at Emerson Alumni Hall. We are concerned that the University of Florida (UF or University) has issued restrictions that threaten the free speech rights of those who seek to express opposition to Senator Sasse’s appointment. UF President Kent Fuchs announced that a UF regulation prohibiting demonstrations inside campus buildings, a rule that UF has not enforced for many years, will be selectively enforced in anticipation of protests during this particular UF Board of Trustees meeting. The University’s decision to selectively enforce a ban on protected First Amendment activity is legally and factually unsupported.
Letter to UF President and Board of Trustees on Protest Regulations
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