No. 16-1035
In the Supreme Court of the United States
C
RAIG
K
EEFE
,
Petitioner
,
v.
B
ETH
A
DAMS
,
ET AL
.,
Respondents.
ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO
THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
BRIEF OF CATO INSTITUTE, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, NATIONAL COALI-TION AGAINST CENSORSHIP, AND STUDENT PRESS LAW CENTER AS
AMICI CURIAE
IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER
I
LYA
S
HAPIRO
C
ATO
I
NSTITUTE
1000 Mass. Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20001 (202) 842-0200 ishapiro@cato.org
E
UGENE
V
OLOKH
Counsel of Record
S
COTT
&
C
YAN
B
ANISTER
F
IRST
A
MENDMENT
C
LINIC
UCLA School of Law 405 Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90095 (310) 206-3926 volokh@law.ucla.edu
Counsel for Amici Curiae
i
QUESTION PRESENTED
May a public college expel a student from a pro-gram on the grounds that his speech outside class (and even outside the campus)
is inconsistent with “profes-sional conduct” norms
?
ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. The Logic of the Decision Below Would Let Colleges Punish Views That Administrators See as Contrary to Professional Norms ................ 4
The Opinion Below Cannot Be Defended as Authorizing Only Viewpoint-Neutral Restrictions ...................................................... 6
University Student Speech Is Protected Against Content-Based Restrictions Even If They Are Viewpoint-Neutral .............. 9
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