FIRE
A public university can’t silence the board members elected to run it. But that’s exactly what a majority of Michigan State University’s board of trustees has done by requiring its members to promise not to publicly criticize university governance. When trustee Michael Balow refused to give up his First Amendment rights, the board imposed severe punishments that are preventing him from effectively carrying out his duties.
Today, Balow and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed a federal lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional restrictions the board’s revised ethics code imposed on Balow.
Leave a comment
Comments will be approved before showing up.