The Senate bill would protect free speech in outdoor areas of public colleges, subject to narrow and neutral restrictions. It would let people whose speech is violated sue those colleges in federal court and obtain initial and ongoing damages. Hatch offered the bill after announcing he would not run for re-election.
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Free Right to Expression in Education Act sponsored by Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch
The Senate bill would protect free speech in outdoor areas of public colleges, subject to narrow and neutral restrictions. It would let people whose speech is violated sue those colleges in …