School Spotlight
Los Angeles Pierce College
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- At present, FIRE does not maintain information on this school's policies.
Los Angeles Pierce College – Stand Up For Speech Lawsuit
March 28, 2017
In November 2016, student Kevin Shaw of Pierce College in Los Angeles attempted to distribute Spanish-language copies of the U.S. Constitution and recruit new members for his student group, Young Americans for Liberty, along the main public walkway through the heart of campus.
So to Speak podcast: Campus free speech roundup
January 24, 2019
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by four members of FIRE’s staff to discuss the latest campus free speech news, including two new FIRE initiatives to tackle art censorship and restrictions on free speech and academic freedom abroad. Participants in this show are: Nico Perrino, host of… Read more
VICTORY: Speech rights of 150,000 students to be restored as Los Angeles Community College District settles lawsuit, will abandon Pierce College’s tiny free speech zone
December 13, 2018
Student was told he could not hand out copies of the U.S. Constitution outside his college’s tiny “free speech zone” LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13, 2018 — The largest community college district in the country has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed last year after an administrator told a student his First Amendment rights were restricted… Read more
The 10 worst colleges for free speech: 2018
February 12, 2018
Every year, FIRE chooses the 10 worst colleges for free speech — and unfortunately, 2017 left us with plenty of options: Campuses were rocked by violent mob censorship, monitored by bias response teams, plagued by free speech zones, and beset by far too many disinvitation attempts. Although the number of colleges with the most restrictive… Read more
FIRE names America’s 10 worst colleges for free speech: 2018
February 12, 2018
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12, 2018 — Each year, colleges across the country find dubious ways to silence student and faculty expression. In the last year, administrators became embroiled in litigation for telling a student he couldn’t hand out Spanish-language copies of the U.S. Constitution outside a free speech zone, continued a years-long effort to ban a… Read more
Court rejects Pierce College’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit against its tiny ‘free speech zone’
January 18, 2018
Court to college: Despite your restrictive policies, the open areas of your campus are public forums for student speakers. Los Angeles Pierce College, part of the nation’s largest community college district, restricts speech to .003 percent of campus. Student Kevin Shaw sued administrators at Pierce College and the Los Angeles Community College District after he… Read more