College Students’ Free Speech: It’s Not Just a First Amendment Concern

• In Event: Education Law and Policy Issues in Education

Abstract

The study contributes to our understanding of the particular ways in which state legal standards influence college students’ speech rights. While much of the focus on student speech rights centers on the First Amendment, the discussion above demonstrates how cases have relied on state legal authority as among the significant determinants of college student free speech.

Authors

• Jeffrey C. Sun, University of Louisville

• Neal H. Hutchens, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park

• Eric M. Snyder, University of Oklahoma