Legal Opinion
Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided May 20, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-0036-CPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MICHAEL, District Judge.
In this case, the court is asked to resolve the difficult question of whether a “student activities fund,” comprised of mandatory student fees, constitutes a limited public forum. For the reasons set forth below, the court concludes that the answer to this riddle is “no.”
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In September of 1990, plaintiff Ronald W. Rosenberger, an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia (the University), joined with other University students to form Wide Awake Productions (WAP). WAP is an unincorporated association officially recognized by the University as…
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- Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
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- Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1995