6th Circuit orders halt to Univ. of Tenn. speech restrictions
“The First Amendment does not allow university administrators to pick and choose which viewpoints are allowed on campus. Rather, the university is a ‘marketplace of ideas’ where all viewpoints should be welcomed. For this reason, universities cannot use vague policies to stifle speech on campus. The 6th Circuit was right to conclude that the University of Tennessee’s policies are unconstitutionally vague and deter expression on campus.”
- 6th Circuit decision reversing denial of preliminary injunction: McGlone v. Cheek
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Jonathan Scruggs serves as senior counsel and vice president of litigation strategy and the Center for Conscience Initiatives with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he identifies new litigation opportunities and develops new strategies for protecting free speech and religious liberty in collaboration with the chief legal counsel and litigation team directors. As the leader for the Center for Conscience Initiatives, Scruggs oversees the litigation team defending the rights of professionals and business owners to live out their faith as well as the litigation efforts to protect equal opportunities for women in athletics. Since joining ADF in 2006, Scruggs has worked on and prevailed in a variety of cases that protect the right of people to freely express their faith in their business, at school, and in the public square. He earned his J.D. at Harvard Law School and is admitted to practice in the states of Arizona and Tennessee. Scruggs is also admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple federal district and appellate courts.