Temple University: Speech Code Litigation

Case Materials

• "FIRE Files Brief Opposing Unconstitutional Speech Code at Temple University," FIRE Press Release, September 4, 2007: Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to uphold a decision by a lower court that Temple University’s former speech code is unconstitutional. Temple’s code prohibited, among other things, “generalized sexist remarks and behavior.” Temple’s policy contradicts decades of legal precedent and—if permitted to stand—would gravely endanger the free speech rights of Temple students and exacerbate the existing free speech crisis on America’s college campuses.
• "FIRE’s Amicus Brief in DeJohn v. Temple University, September 4, 2007," September 4, 2007
• "Court Order for Temple University, March 21, 2007," March 21, 2007

Blog Entries

• "Update on DeJohn vs. Temple University," Emily Guidry, April 11, 2008
• "Thursday Morning: Third Circuit to Hear Oral Arguments in DeJohn v. Temple University," William Creeley, April 9, 2008

Media Coverage

• "Temple's civil rights violations are a disgrace," Chris Freind, The Bulletin, April 11, 2008
• "Temple denies degree to decorated vet," Jenny DeHuff, The Bulletin, April 10, 2008