Fellner v. McMurray

In this proceeding pursuant to article 78 of the CPLR, the petitioners are students at Queens College. As such, they are required to pay a “ consolidated fee ” of $65.25 each semester in order to attend the college. A portion of that fee, $7.25, is denominated by the college as a student activity fee and goes to pay for various extracurricular activities. Included in those activities is the publication of the student newspaper at Queens College, the Phoenix. Petitioners allege that they find this newspaper objectionable on political, moral and philosophical grounds and do not wish to…