Student’s Rights Stripped At Public University
March 9, 2009 Leave a comment
A Christian college student and his three friends are asking a federal court to protect their rights to share the gospel on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University. Attorney Jonathan Scruggs of Alliance Defense Fund is representing Jeremy Sonnier. He tells OneNewsNow Sonnier was stopped by campus officials and informed he must meet certain requirements to engage in free speech. “He had to provide seven days advance notice before he could speak. He had to disclose a variety of personal information, including his social security number [and] the purpose of his speech,” Scruggs notes. “And even once that was over, he could only speak for two hours once a week, and a fee could be imposed on them.” A federal judge this week refused to grant a temporary restraining order against the school pending outcome of the case. “So at this point we are contemplating where to go forward — if we want to go for it at the district court level or even potentially appeal to the Fifth Circuit. Both options are available to us,” Scruggs adds. But the attorney vows the lawsuit will be pursued until Sonnier has his First Amendment rights restored.
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