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Originally Posted by MysticCat
It's not so much "regulating" students' conduct. It's that public universities are are agencies of (usually) state government, and therefore the prohibitions of the Bill of Rights -- such as not inhibiting free speech, free assembly or free exercise of religion -- apply to them. Public universities can regulate conduct up to a point, but there is a constitutional line they cannot cross. Private universities don't have to worry about that constitutional line. (They may have to worry about receiving federal funds, though.)
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I'm assuming, then, that the lower level public schools HAVE these same rights, just people do not usually do anything in protest for the underage students?
Sorry, I know this is such a complete hijack ...
