Civil Litigation,
Government
Jan. 26, 2018
In unusual move, Sessions weighs in on UC Berkeley free speech lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday filed a motion weighing in on a lawsuit filed by the Berkeley College Republicans and another conservative group against University of California President Janet Napolitano arguing that its rules on allowing certain speakers on campus are unconstitutional.
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday weighed in on a lawsuit filed by the Berkeley College Republicans and another conservative group against University of California President Janet Napolitano arguing that its rules on allowing certain speakers on campus are unconstitutional.
In an unusual “statement of interest,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions sided with the plaintiffs, writing that they had “properly pleade...
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