The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Sara Beth Nolan regarding Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signing Thursday of S.B. 1725, a bill that amends existing law to protect student organizations on college campuses from discriminatory practices, such as basing security fees on the content of their protected speech and expression:
“Public colleges and universities are meant to be free and open to the exchange of ideas. But when a university discriminates against students by charging fees based on the content of their speech—which includes how others might respond to it—that speech is not free. In fact, it is very expensive. This bill helps ensure that Oklahoma’s public universities remain places where intellectual diversity flourishes and all students can engage in the exchange of ideas rather than being censored. We commend House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, the bill’s other supporters in the Oklahoma Legislature, and Gov. Stitt for encouraging a culture of open expression on college campuses by enacting this legislation.”
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