Unconstitutional 'speech codes': Another reason universities are the most illiberal, retrograde institutions in our country.

It's been against the law to restrict speech on a University campus since 1789 and the Supreme Court specifically ruled against speech codes in 2004 and yet half of all colleges still are committing this crime.  And instead of complying they're in the process of expanding their thought control to include 'trigger warnings' so that the dear little snowflakes never have to confront anything real until they leave Sugar Plum Fairy U.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) announced its plans to file lawsuits against any university with an inappropriate, unconstitutional speech code, asRobby Soave noted here earlier this week:

"Universities' stubborn refusal to relinquish their speech codes must not be tolerated," said FIRE President Greg Lukianoff during a press conference.

For now, suits have been filed against Ohio University, Iowa State University, Chicago State University, and Citrus College in California. These universities have all trampled students' free speech rights, according to FIRE.

Lukianoff explained that FIRE would not hesitate to expand the suits until all universities abandon their speech codes, which were ruled unconstitutional decades ago but have endured at more than 50 percent of colleges, according to the foundation's research.

In May, Reason TV talked with Lukianoff about another free speech battle emerging on campuses across the country: mandatory "trigger warnings" on material that might trigger memories of past traumas in students.