Peoples Republic of Berkeley

The California People’s Republic isn’t very republican anymore with a large or a small r. “The Young America’s Foundation and the Berkeley College Republicans have found a yawning gap between what school administrators say about free speech on campus and their actions,” Jonathan Butcher writes on The Daily Signal. “University of California, Berkeley administrators say they ‘[do] not discriminate against speakers invited by student organizations based upon viewpoint.’ Students say recent events demonstrate otherwise, and they’re taking Berkeley to court.”

“Last week, a federal judge denied Berkeley’s request that the court dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the school discriminates against conservative speech on campus. The ruling allows Young America’s Foundation and the Berkeley College Republicans to proceed with their complaints that the university has an unwritten policy regarding high-profile speakers that limits conservative campus events.”

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