Speech First v. Cartwright et al.; Amicus Brief by the Southeastern Legal Foundation

On September 15, 2021, the Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) 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. SLF argued that the Founders saw free discussion of public affairs as a core purpose of the First Amendment, and that university speech codes like UCF’s threaten that debate.

Read the full brief below:


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