The First Amendment in the Multicultural Climate of Colleges and Universities: A Story Ending with Christian Legal Society v. Martinez

Authors

Blake Lawrence

Abstract

This article argues that the "limited public forum" analysis used by the United States Supreme Court in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez correctly addresses the competing concerns of students and university administration when approaching free speech and association on college and university campuses. It extensively analyzes the creation of the "limited public forum" analysis, explains why that particular analysis is illequipped for limiting high school speech, and comprehensively addresses the Christian Legal Society v. Martinez opinion. Further, weaknesses in the dicta of Christian Legal Society v. Martinez are analyzed and points made by dissenting Justices are critiqued.

Recommended Citation

Blake Lawrence, The First Amendment in the Multicultural Climate of Colleges and Universities: A Story Ending with Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, 39 Hastings Const. L.Q. 629 (2012).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_constitutional_law_quaterly/vol39/iss3/2