University Sued For Limiting Free Speech To Lunchtime

A pro-liberty student group sued the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Monday for its free speech policy limiting speeches and rallies to one hour per day.

Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) sued the university for prohibiting students from engaging in speeches and rallies on campus during all times of the day except from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., according to a press release obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.

“It is shocking to hear that students can get kicked out of a public tax-payer funded university for exercising their First Amendment rights when these universities should be championing the Constitution,” said Cliff Maloney, YAL’s president, in the press release. “The Constitution does not say the First Amendment only applies during lunch break.”