School Spotlight
Joliet Junior College
Speech Code Rating
- At present, FIRE does not maintain information on this school's policies.
Joliet Junior College — Stand Up For Speech Lawsuit
January 11, 2018
Police detained student Ivette Salazar because she was distributing flyers on campus without permission.
Report: Academics worldwide face frequent, alarming threats
October 25, 2018
This week, Scholars at Risk released Free to Think 2018, its fourth report in an annual series addressing threats faced by academics around the world. The report offers a sobering analysis of the methods — including violence, imprisonment, and travel restrictions — opponents of free expression and academic freedom use to target vocal members of… Read more
VICTORY: Student detained for passing out political flyers settles lawsuit with Illinois college
April 18, 2018
CHICAGO, April 18, 2018 — Student Ivette Salazar and Joliet Junior College agreed today to settle Salazar’s First Amendment lawsuit against the Illinois college after she was detained for handing out political flyers. Salazar’s suit, filed Jan. 11, prompted policy changes that will protect the speech rights of the more than 38,000 JJC students. Salazar… Read more
FIRE files lawsuit on behalf of Illinois student detained by police for ‘Shut Down Capitalism’ flyers
January 11, 2018
A campus police officer told student Ivette Salazar she has freedom of speech only if Joliet Junior College approves it. CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2018 — Joliet Junior College student Ivette Salazar only wanted to do what Americans do every day: exercise her First Amendment right to respond to an opposing viewpoint. For that, campus police… Read more