Harvard University: Administration Threatened to Cancel ‘Barely Legal’ Party Due to Event’s Name

Case Materials

• "Letter to FIRE from Harvard University Vice President Robert W. Iuliano," July 3, 2008
• "FIRE Letter to Harvard President Drew Faust," June 9, 2008
• "Censorship at Harvard University: Administration Threatened to Cancel ‘Barely Legal’ Party Due to Event’s Name," FIRE Press Release, June 5, 2008: Harvard University threatened to cancel a party planned by two Harvard student groups simply because of the party's name: "Barely Legal." FIRE has asked Harvard to reaffirm its commitment to its students' right to freedom of expression.
• "Letter from Harvard University Attorney Bradley E. Abruzzi, May 30, 2008," May 30, 2008
• "FIRE Letter to Harvard Adams House Resident Dean Sharon Howell, May 8, 2008," May 8, 2008

Blog Entries

• "Harvard Persists in Supporting Censorship of ‘Barely Legal’ Party," Adam Kissel, July 7, 2008
• "Harvard’s Weak Response Fails to Address Censorship of Party Name," William Creeley, June 11, 2008
• "Harvard Censors Student Groups because of Party’s Name," Erin Royce, June 5, 2008

Media Coverage

• "Maybe Harvard Thought It Was The ‘Manifestly Illegal’ Party?," Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post, June 24, 2008

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