The issue of whether the First Amendments right to freedom of speech applies to commercial vendors on campuses as it does to nonprofit solicitation is addressed and guidelines provided. Banning commercial solicitation from residence halls, but allowing it on a limited basis in campus centers is recommended. (Author/ABB)

It is argued that the court decision in Widmar v. Vincent, striking down a university's restriction on building use for religious activities, is consistent with the First Amendment's Establishment Clause precedent, does not threaten to undermine its purpose or intended reach, and may in fact clarify it. (MSE)

This booklet was written to help school officials understand the law concerning public forums and voluntary religious activities in public schools. Compliance dilemmas arising from the First Amendment establishment of religion clause and the accompanying free speech and free expression clauses, along with 14th Amendment equal protection…

First Amendment responsibilities of public colleges and universities to provide access to university facilities for First Amendment activity are analyzed within the public forum doctrine. State action doctrine and implications for private institutions are considered, public forum law in the university setting is discussed, and recent litigation is…

A Supreme Court decision requiring a state university to allow a student group to hold religious services in campus facilities is reviewed. The decision was admittedly a narrow one, leaving several issues for later consideration, but it does signal a lightening of longtime prohibitions on campus religious activity. (MSE)

Constitutional doctrines (First Amendment religious clauses and Fourteenth Amendment equal protection clause) and factual issues are discussed, including: policies and procedures for recognition of student groups, facilities accessibility for students, literature distribution on campus, student activities accounting, and nonstudent speaker…