Legal Opinion
Ross Abbott v. Harris Pastides
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2018No. 17-1853PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAMELA HARRIS, Circuit Judge:
In 2015, two student groups at the University of South Carolina sought approval for a "Free Speech Event" to highlight perceived threats to free expression on college campuses. According to the groups, the event they were planning would include visual displays of material that had provoked free-speech controversies at other schools, including a swastika. The University approved, and the Free Speech Event took place on campus without interference.
The event did, however, generate complaints from other students, who objected to the displays and accused its sponsors…
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