University of California at Irvine: Suppression of Affirmative Action Bake Sale

Case Materials

• "Twin Victories for Free Speech on Campus," FIRE Press Release, February 13, 2004:  
• "FIRE Letter to University of Washington Vice President for Student Affairs Ernest R. Morris, January 15, 2003," January 15, 2003

Media Coverage

• "Fraternities Must Stand Up to Schools' Squelching Free Speech," Greg Lukianoff and Matthew Vasconcellos, The Daily Journal, October 11, 2004: While there is no shortage of free-speech battles on college campuses, fraternities have the dubious honor of being at the center of many of the least-sympathetic controversies.
• "Practical Advice for Fraternities Caught in the Battle for Free Speech on Campus," Matthew Vasconcellos and Greg Lukianoff, Fraternal Law, September 16, 2004: In this month’s issue of Fraternal Law, FIRE Legal Director Greg Lukianoff and legal researcher Matt Vasconcellos offer important advice to fraternities that find themselves (often unwillingly) involved in the battle for free speech on campus.
• "The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, and the Pasadena Star-News on FIRE," March 3, 2004: Universities still do not comprehend that their contempt for free speech places them far, far outside of the mainstream of American public opinion. In particular, they seem continually surprised that the media, who live or die by the Bill of Rights, understand freedom of expression full well. The March 1 lead editorial of The Philadelphia Inquirer, an editorial in today's USA Today, and yet another editorial in the Pasadena Star-News offer a compelling textbook education, if academic administrators are willing to listen, in the relationship of higher education and freedom of speech.
• "Bake Sale Allowed to Continue," Aubrey Manahl, The New University (UC Irvine), February 26, 2004
• "That's how the free speech crumbles," Ron Blumner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 9, 2004
• "On campus, free speech causes indigestion," Robyn Blumner, St. Petersburg Times, February 8, 2004
• "'Affirmative-action bake sale' restored," WorldNetDaily, February 3, 2004
• "Bake sales used to protest affirmative action," Associated Press, The Associated Press, December 24, 2003
• "The Conservative Cookie Rebellion," Wendy McElroy, Fox News Channel, December 16, 2003
• "Watchdog group ponders college suits," Jon Ward, The Washington Times, December 12, 2003
• "Bake-Off! UCI shuts down doughnut sale, free speech imperiled," Gustavo Arellano, Orange County Weekly, October 17, 2003
• "Universities shut down affirmative action bake sales," Student Press Law Center, October 1, 2003
• "Discrimination by doughnut at UCI," Seth Freedland, The Orange County Register, September 27, 2003