Speech First v. Cartwright et al.; Amicus Brief by the Cato Institute

On September 15, 2021, the Cato Institute filed an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit supporting Speech First’s appeal in its challenge to the University of Central Florida (UCF)’s speech policies. Cato argued that a campus marketplace of ideas depends on the vigorous clash of ideas, and that UCF’s policies exemplify a troubling trend of universities policing the boundaries of “acceptable” ideas.

Read the full brief below:


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