SPEECH FIRST INC
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
SPEECH FIRST DEFENDS STUDENTS' FREE SPEECH RIGHTS ON CAMPUS THROUGH LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION. IN FY20, SPEECH FIRST FILED THREE MOTIONS TO INTERVENE IN FEDERAL TITLE IX LAWSUITS, FILED AND SETTLED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, SETTLED ITS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AND CONTINUED ITS LITIGATION AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, ALLEGING THAT VARIOUS POLICIES VIOLATED STUDENTS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS THROUGH OVERBROAD, VAGUE POLICIES DESIGNED TO CHILL STUDENT SPEECH AND EXPRESSION. PRESIDENT NICOLE NEILY APPEARED ON TV 30 TIMES, DID 55 RADIO INTERVIEWS, PLACED 6 OPEDS, WAS QUOTED IN 95 NEWS ARTICLES, AND SPOKE AT 2 EVENTS. ON A REGULAR BASIS, NEILY SPEAKS AND MEETS WITH STUDENT GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS AND VISITS CAMPUSES AROUND THE COUNTRY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MSpeech First Advocacy Program
SPEECH FIRST DEFENDS STUDENTS' FREE SPEECH RIGHTS ON CAMPUS THROUGH LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION. IN FY22, SPEECH FIRST FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON ON BEHALF OF ITS STUDENT MEMBERS ALLEGING ITS POLICIES VIOLATED STUDENTS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS THROUGH OVERBROAD, VAGUE POLICIES DESIGNED TO CHILL STUDENT SPEECH AND EXPRESSION. SPEECH FIRST WON THIS LAWSUIT IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT COURT OF TEXAS, HOUSTON DIVISION.SPEECH FIRST ALSO WON ITS CASE AGASINT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA IN THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT'S U.S. COURT OF APPEALS.SPEECH FIRST SUBMITTED ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGARDING ITS NEWLY PROPOSED TITLE IX RULES. SPEECH FIRST FILED AN AMICUS BRIEF IN THE SFFA V. HARVARD AND UNC SUPREME COURT CASES.SPEECH FIRST PUBLISHED ITS FIRST IN-DEPTH RESEARCH REPORTS ON BIAS REPORTING SYSTEMS AND FRESHMAN ORIENTATIONS.IN 2022, CHERISE TRUMP MADE A NUMBER OF MEDIA APPEARANCES AND PUBLISHED MULTIPLE OP-EDS ADDRESSING THE FREE SPEECH CRISIS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. ON A REGULAR BASIS, TRUMP SPEAKS AND MEETS WITH STUDENT GROUPS AND VISITS UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THEIR FREE SPEECH RIGHTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.6M
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