Southwestern College: Professors Banned from Campus after Students Stray Beyond 'Free Speech Patio'

Within hours of being seen with students who took their peaceful protest outside of Southwestern College's unconstitutional free speech area—a mere patio—to a more visible and audible location, three professors were banned from the SWC campus and placed on immediate administrative leave. SWC's administration later claimed that the professors had incited the protesters to leave the free speech area and had physically confronted police. While the professors were reinstated just two days after FIRE intervened, SWC maintains its unconstitutional "free speech patio" policy and remains willing to violate the First Amendment in both policy and practice.