言论和表达自由

Certain freedoms of expression and assembly are guaranteed by the constitutions of 美国和犹他州.

然而，并不是所有类型的言论都受到保护. 一般来说，有以下几种形式 conduct and/or expression are not protected and can be sanctioned by 雪的大学:

• Expressive activity that substantially disrupts, obstructs, or interferes with classes, teaching, the use of offices, ceremonies, sporting events, or other college activities 和事件
• Expressive activity that infringes on the speech of another, for example, by creating noise to drown out a speaker, sometimes called the “hecklerʼs veto.”
• 损害财产的表达行为
• 煽动暴力和/或真正的威胁
• Violations of state or federal law, including without limitation, criminal trespass, and willful interference with lawful College activities, see Utah Code section 76-8-701, 节.
• Expressive activity that creates a hostile environment within the meaning of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Title 民权法案第七章. 或其他适用法律
• 淫秽
• 诽谤
• Expressive activity that discloses private or confidential information or trade secrets 未经适当授权

关于言论自由限制的教训

下面的视频是由 Foundation for 个人教育权利基金会, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to defending and sustaining the individual rights of students and faculty members at America’s colleges and universities. 火 provides lessons and resources to inform campus communities about free speech. 这 video contains language that may be offensive to some individuals.

修改v. 得梅因独立社区学区

Foundational case of the ability of institutions of higher learning to protect their 操作.

弗里克v. 林奇

关于“质问者否决权”的基本案例

维吉尼亚v. 黑色的

真正的威胁

示威活动

Individuals or groups desiring to demonstrate, picket, or distribute literature within public forums on the college campus are encouraged to file a written request with the 调度 Office indicating the preferred time, place, and manner of such activity. 这样的 requests would be welcome at least 24 hours in advance.

The First Amendment allows the college to enact reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on demonstrations and other expressive activities and gatherings. 这样的 restrictions will be neutral in viewpoint and content, and narrowly tailored to serve 对大学的浓厚兴趣. 例子 of such interests include, but are not limited to crime prevention, public safety, avoiding disruption of college functions, and 维护教育氛围. 在可能的情况下，网络棋牌游戏平台十大排行将确保 that restrictions on the time, place, and manner of a free expression event leave 打开其他渠道和论坛进行表达活动. 共同的时间、地点和方式 restrictions include: imposing limits on the noise level of speech, capping the number of protesters who may occupy a given forum, barring early-morning, late evening, or overnight demonstrations, and restricting the size or placement of signs on college 财产.

演讲者

雪的大学 encourages the presentation of diverse viewpoints and perspectives. 当 individuals are invited to speak or present on campus, the college respects the speaker’s right to engage in protected speech and expects a respectful presentation environment 不受干扰或干扰的. 不允许有实质性的破坏 may result in an individual being removed from the event and/or trespassed from the college campus and subject to 雪的大学 disciplinary procedures.

空间

室外区域

Outdoor areas of the college campus are designated open to the public and, generally, may be accessed for lawful expressive activity as “traditional public forums.“访问 and use shall conform to all applicable time, place, and manner restrictions, which 可按个别情况征收或维持.

室内区域

空间 in college buildings 和设施, including classrooms, auditoriums, and conference spaces may be reserved for activities or events by the students, employees, 还有第三方. The procedures for reserving such spaces are maintained by Snow 大学排课服务. Rental fees may be charged for the use of college spaces 和设施. Academic and administrative uses of college spaces will be reasonably 优先于公共访问或使用的. 建筑管理员也可以指定 certain indoor areas of the college campus as limited public forums where expressive activity may be permitted for designated groups and/or categories of speech. 例子 include but are not limited to open areas of the Greenwood Student Center, bulletin 展板、展示柜和展区. 要请求表空间， 提交请求.

限制区域

No person may enter or access college campus spaces that have been designated as closed, private, or otherwise inaccessible to the public (referred to as “restricted areas”). Individuals found in violation of such designations may be subject to 雪的大学 disciplinary procedures, trespass, and potential criminal prosecution.