United States Constitution
"Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech..."
—Amendment I
"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States."
—Amendment XIV, Section 1, Making the First Amendment Applicable to State and Local Governments
California Constitution
"Every person may freely speak, write and publish…sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of this right. A law may not restrain or abridge liberty of speech or press."
—Article I, Section 2(a)
California Education Code
"Neither the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, the governing board of a community college district, nor an administrator of any campus of those institutions, shall make or enforce a rule subjecting a student to disciplinary sanction solely on the basis of conduct that is speech or other communication that, when engaged in outside a campus of those institutions, is protected from governmental restriction by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Section 2 of Article I of the California Constitution."
—California Education Code Section 66301
CSU and Stanislaus State Policies and Procedures
Academic Freedom – CSU Board of Trustees Resolution, BOT-RFSA-71-11
In public forums such as the Quad, the University may not regulate the content of speech but can place reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions.
Stanislaus State Time, Place, and Manner policy
Stanislaus State Posting policy
Stanislaus State Use of Amplified Sound policy
Stanislaus State Facilities Use policy
Other Resources
Updated: October 24, 2023