U.S. citizens' God-given right to freedom of speech is Constitutionally protected by the First Amendment - especially on college campuses that are funded by taxpayers' dollars.
"Administrators at UC Berkeley may have reversed their decision to allow Ann Coulter to speak on campus, but the groups that invited the Conservative, best-selling author made it clear through their attorney late Thursday that a new date and place will not suffice.
Coulter had been booked for April 27, but Berkeley administrators abruptly canceled her engagement on Wednesday, citing security concerns. After massive publicity, they reversed course but reset the event for May 2, when students will be taking finals and therefore will be less likely to attend, according to lawyers representing the Berkeley College Republicans and Young America's Foundation....
Coulter, meanwhile, has vowed to speak on April 27 as originally planned, whether administrators revoke her invitation or not.
"They can't stop me. I'm an American. I have constitutional rights," Coulter told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/republican-student-groups-lawyer-blasts-berkeley-censorship-scheduled-ann-coulter-speech-996197
"Administrators at UC Berkeley may have reversed their decision to allow Ann Coulter to speak on campus, but the groups that invited the Conservative, best-selling author made it clear through their attorney late Thursday that a new date and place will not suffice.
Coulter had been booked for April 27, but Berkeley administrators abruptly canceled her engagement on Wednesday, citing security concerns. After massive publicity, they reversed course but reset the event for May 2, when students will be taking finals and therefore will be less likely to attend, according to lawyers representing the Berkeley College Republicans and Young America's Foundation....
Coulter, meanwhile, has vowed to speak on April 27 as originally planned, whether administrators revoke her invitation or not.
"They can't stop me. I'm an American. I have constitutional rights," Coulter told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/republican-student-groups-lawyer-blasts-berkeley-censorship-scheduled-ann-coulter-speech-996197