AUSTIN, Texas — A coalition of students has filed a lawsuit to stop a new Texas law that limits free speech on public university campuses across the state.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed a lawsuit to stop the enforcement of SB 2972, “a new, unconstitutional law” which gives university systems’ governing boards the power to limit where protests an take place on campus.
The law, which was signed by Gov. Abbott in June, bans protesters on campuses from using microphones and other devices to amplify sound while protesting during class hours if it intimidates others or interferes with campus operations, prohibits protesting during the last two weeks of a semester, and bans protesting on campus between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m…