1 hr 7 min
Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169 (1972) Free Speech Out Loud
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- Education
Legal Question: Whether the First Amendment applies with equal force at public universities.
Action: The lower court, which had affirmed the college’s denial of official recognition to the campus chapter, was reversed. The court remanded the case for reconsideration as to whether the campus chapter was willing to abide by reasonable campus rules.
Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court, at 00:59
Chief Justice Burger, concurring, at 51:04
Justice Douglas, concurring, at 53:34
Justice Douglas, appendix, at 56:32
Justice Rehnquist, statement concurring, at 01:04:04
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Legal Question: Whether the First Amendment applies with equal force at public universities.
Action: The lower court, which had affirmed the college’s denial of official recognition to the campus chapter, was reversed. The court remanded the case for reconsideration as to whether the campus chapter was willing to abide by reasonable campus rules.
Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court, at 00:59
Chief Justice Burger, concurring, at 51:04
Justice Douglas, concurring, at 53:34
Justice Douglas, appendix, at 56:32
Justice Rehnquist, statement concurring, at 01:04:04
This opinion’s citations have been edited down for ease of listening. For more information, visit our explanation.
For more on Healy v. James, visit FIRE’s First Amendment Library.
For more episodes, visit thefire.org/outloud.
1 hr 7 min