Home Cases Iowa State University - Stand Up For Speech Lawsuit Cases Iowa State UniversitySearch all Cases Case News Case OverviewCase NewsCase DocumentsCase Media Case News FIRE lawsuit against Iowa State University administrators ends with nearly $1 million in damages and fees March 23, 2018 News Iowa taxpayers watch their money go up in smoke over censorship January 10, 2018 FIRE victory stands: Eighth Circuit denies Iowa State University’s request for rehearing August 9, 2017 Eighth Circuit reaffirms victory at Iowa State: School still can’t censor pot legalization T-shirts June 14, 2017 News Victory in Eighth Circuit: Iowa State Can’t Censor Pot Legalization T-Shirts February 13, 2017 Press Release New Lawsuit Challenges Speech Code at Iowa State University October 25, 2016 FIRE’s Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project Turns Two July 1, 2016 Mizzou’s Control Over Its Trademarks Does Not Extend to Control Over Student Speech June 15, 2016 News Another Victory in Iowa State NORML Chapter’s Fight to Advocate for Marijuana Legalization April 7, 2016 Despite Multiple Legal Setbacks, Iowa State’s Desire to Censor Remains Strong March 10, 2016 News Federal Court Ruling Against Iowa State Means Administrators Can’t Just Plead Ignorance of First Amendment Law February 19, 2016 Victory: Federal Court Orders Iowa State to Stop Censoring Student T-Shirts Advocating Marijuana Legalization January 22, 2016 Press Release ISU Student Government Votes Down Additional Free Speech Zone December 8, 2015 ISU’s Attempt to Stifle Marijuana Legalization Student Group Scrutinized in Federal Court November 20, 2015 Supreme Court Considers Texas License Plate Case That Could Threaten Free Speech on Campus March 24, 2015 News Citing ‘Stand Up For Speech’ Cases, FIRE Urges Supreme Court Not to Expand ‘Government Speech’ Doctrine February 18, 2015 FIRE’s Sevcenko Breaks Down Federal Court Ruling on Iowa State Lawsuit January 12, 2015 Media Report on Free Speech Lawsuit Against Iowa State Going Forward January 9, 2015 Judge Rejects Every Argument in Iowa State’s Motion to Dismiss Free Speech Case January 7, 2015 Press Release FIRE’s Catherine Sevcenko Explains the First Amendment to Iowa State October 28, 2014 ISU Gets a Lesson in the Difference Between Trademark Law and the First Amendment September 25, 2014 Students Return to Campus Censorship, But Fight Back with FIRE September 2, 2014 Press Release Letter to the Editor: Alumnus Says Iowa State University ‘Will Lose’ Case July 24, 2014 FIRE’s Sevcenko on Iowa State Lawsuit for ‘Huffington Post’ July 10, 2014 This Fourth of July, Students and Faculty Are ‘Retracing the Steps to Free Speech’ July 4, 2014 FIRE’s Shibley in ‘Washington Post’: Lawsuits ‘About to Become a Lot More Common’ July 2, 2014 Help Students and Professors Stand Up For Speech! Support FIRE Today July 2, 2014 Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project Makes Media Splash July 2, 2014 FIRE Brings Four Free Speech Lawsuits in One Day July 1, 2014 Press Release
FIRE lawsuit against Iowa State University administrators ends with nearly $1 million in damages and fees March 23, 2018 News Iowa taxpayers watch their money go up in smoke over censorship January 10, 2018 FIRE victory stands: Eighth Circuit denies Iowa State University’s request for rehearing August 9, 2017 Eighth Circuit reaffirms victory at Iowa State: School still can’t censor pot legalization T-shirts June 14, 2017 News Victory in Eighth Circuit: Iowa State Can’t Censor Pot Legalization T-Shirts February 13, 2017 Press Release New Lawsuit Challenges Speech Code at Iowa State University October 25, 2016 FIRE’s Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project Turns Two July 1, 2016 Mizzou’s Control Over Its Trademarks Does Not Extend to Control Over Student Speech June 15, 2016 News Another Victory in Iowa State NORML Chapter’s Fight to Advocate for Marijuana Legalization April 7, 2016 Despite Multiple Legal Setbacks, Iowa State’s Desire to Censor Remains Strong March 10, 2016 News Federal Court Ruling Against Iowa State Means Administrators Can’t Just Plead Ignorance of First Amendment Law February 19, 2016 Victory: Federal Court Orders Iowa State to Stop Censoring Student T-Shirts Advocating Marijuana Legalization January 22, 2016 Press Release ISU Student Government Votes Down Additional Free Speech Zone December 8, 2015 ISU’s Attempt to Stifle Marijuana Legalization Student Group Scrutinized in Federal Court November 20, 2015 Supreme Court Considers Texas License Plate Case That Could Threaten Free Speech on Campus March 24, 2015 News Citing ‘Stand Up For Speech’ Cases, FIRE Urges Supreme Court Not to Expand ‘Government Speech’ Doctrine February 18, 2015 FIRE’s Sevcenko Breaks Down Federal Court Ruling on Iowa State Lawsuit January 12, 2015 Media Report on Free Speech Lawsuit Against Iowa State Going Forward January 9, 2015 Judge Rejects Every Argument in Iowa State’s Motion to Dismiss Free Speech Case January 7, 2015 Press Release FIRE’s Catherine Sevcenko Explains the First Amendment to Iowa State October 28, 2014 ISU Gets a Lesson in the Difference Between Trademark Law and the First Amendment September 25, 2014 Students Return to Campus Censorship, But Fight Back with FIRE September 2, 2014 Press Release Letter to the Editor: Alumnus Says Iowa State University ‘Will Lose’ Case July 24, 2014 FIRE’s Sevcenko on Iowa State Lawsuit for ‘Huffington Post’ July 10, 2014 This Fourth of July, Students and Faculty Are ‘Retracing the Steps to Free Speech’ July 4, 2014 FIRE’s Shibley in ‘Washington Post’: Lawsuits ‘About to Become a Lot More Common’ July 2, 2014 Help Students and Professors Stand Up For Speech! Support FIRE Today July 2, 2014 Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project Makes Media Splash July 2, 2014 FIRE Brings Four Free Speech Lawsuits in One Day July 1, 2014 Press Release
FIRE lawsuit against Iowa State University administrators ends with nearly $1 million in damages and fees March 23, 2018 News
FIRE victory stands: Eighth Circuit denies Iowa State University’s request for rehearing August 9, 2017
Eighth Circuit reaffirms victory at Iowa State: School still can’t censor pot legalization T-shirts June 14, 2017 News
Victory in Eighth Circuit: Iowa State Can’t Censor Pot Legalization T-Shirts February 13, 2017 Press Release
Mizzou’s Control Over Its Trademarks Does Not Extend to Control Over Student Speech June 15, 2016 News
Another Victory in Iowa State NORML Chapter’s Fight to Advocate for Marijuana Legalization April 7, 2016
Federal Court Ruling Against Iowa State Means Administrators Can’t Just Plead Ignorance of First Amendment Law February 19, 2016
Victory: Federal Court Orders Iowa State to Stop Censoring Student T-Shirts Advocating Marijuana Legalization January 22, 2016 Press Release
ISU’s Attempt to Stifle Marijuana Legalization Student Group Scrutinized in Federal Court November 20, 2015
Supreme Court Considers Texas License Plate Case That Could Threaten Free Speech on Campus March 24, 2015 News
Citing ‘Stand Up For Speech’ Cases, FIRE Urges Supreme Court Not to Expand ‘Government Speech’ Doctrine February 18, 2015
Judge Rejects Every Argument in Iowa State’s Motion to Dismiss Free Speech Case January 7, 2015 Press Release
