University of California at Los Angeles: Attempt to Stop Critical Website from Using Letters 'UCLA'
- "Victory for Free Expression: UCLA Drops Unconstitutional Threats Against Internet Speech; Online Speech Still Threatened at Santa Rosa Junior College," August 21, 2009: The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has withdrawn its unconstitutional demand that a former student take down a website criticizing the university. UCLA had demanded that Tom Wilde shut down his private, non-commercial website, ucla-weeding101.info, by last Monday. Wilde turned to FIRE for help, and yesterday, only a few hours after FIRE publicized Wilde's case, UCLA informed FIRE that its demands against Wilde were being withdrawn.
- "Online Speech Threatened at UCLA and Santa Rosa Junior College," August 20, 2009: The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has unconstitutionally ordered a former student to take down a website criticizing UCLA or else face criminal and civil action. Tom Wilde's private, non-commercial website is located at ucla-weeding101.info. After UCLA demanded he take down his site by this past Monday, Wilde, who has so far refused to comply, came to FIRE for help.
- "Letter From UCLA Campus Counsel Patricia M. Jasper to FIRE," August 20, 2009
- "Letter From UCLA Campus Counsel Patricia M. Jasper to FIRE," August 18, 2009
- "FIRE Letter to UCLA Chancellor Gene D. Block," August 14, 2009
- "Letter to Tom Wilde from Patricia M. Jasper," August 6, 2009
- "Weeding 101 at UCLA Website," July 12, 2009
Case Materials
- "Victory for Free Expression: UCLA Drops Unconstitutional Threats Against Internet Speech; Online Speech Still Threatened at Santa Rosa Junior College," by Peter Bonilla, August 21, 2009
- "Online Speech Threatened at UCLA and Santa Rosa Junior College," by Peter Bonilla, August 20, 2009
Blog Entries
- "University to student: Take down website!,"
by Bob Unruh, WorldNetDaily, August 22, 2009
