University of Alabama: Ban on Window Displays

Case Materials

"FIRE Coalition Shatters Window Display Censorship Policy at University of Alabama," FIRE Press Release, October 3, 2003: First Amendment rights have returned to the University of Alabama as administrators there "indefinitely tabled" a ban on all dorm window displays. FIRE and the Alabama Scholars Association pressured the university while students defiantly displayed American flags in their windows, challenging administration censors.
"FIRE's Letter to the University of Alabama; July 15, 2003," July 15, 2003

"Lighting the fire for free speech," Suzanne Fields, Townhall.com, October 13, 2003
"Proposed Res Life policy to be postponed," Joan Garrett, The Chrimson White, August 21, 2003
"FIRE spokesman clarifies organization's position," Greg Lukianoff, The Crimson White, August 15, 2003
"Students plan to fight for their First Amendment rights," Dan Whisenhunt, The Crimson White, August 6, 2003
"UA plans to ban window displays in dorms," Amanda Dawkins, Tuscaloosa News, July 21, 2003