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âCensored in Americaâ: âFox Newsâ Special to Report on Dixie State Lawsuit
Why did a group of students decide to stand up for their free speech rights and sue their college? Tune into to find out.
Dixie State students and (âYALâ) members William and Joey Jergins will sit down with John Stossel to talk about their lawsuit against Utahâs Dixie State University earlier this year.
As part of , William, Joey, and fellow student Forrest Gee filed a First Amendment lawsuit against Dixie State on March 4, 2015. The suit alleged Dixie State refused to approve promotional flyers produced by their YAL student group because the ads negatively portrayed Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara. Dixie State administrators told William the flyers would not be approved until he removed references to the political figures because school policy does not permit students to âdisparageâ or âmock[] individuals.â
On September 17, 2015âConstitution DayâDixie State agreed to settle the lawsuit and revise the campus policies targeted by the lawsuit to meet First Amendment standards.
In addition to his segment with the Dixie State students, Stossel will explore other topics related the showâs theme of being Censored in America, including an interview with author Kirsten Powers about her new book on free speech, .
For more information on tomorrowâs show, and how to tune in to see William and Joey tell their story, .
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