YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION v. KALER

No. 20-3029.

14 F.4th 879 (2021)

YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION, a Tennessee nonprofit corporation; Students for a Conservative Voice, a Registered Student Organization at the University of Minnesota; Ben Shapiro, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Eric W. KALER, President Emeritus of University of Minnesota, in his individual capacity; Michael Berthelsen, Vice President of University Services of University of Minnesota, in his official and individual capacities; Matthew Clark, Chief of Police of University of Minnesota, in his official and individual capacities; Troy Buhta, Lieutenant of University of Minnesota Police Department, in his official and individual capacities; Erik Dussault, Assistant Director of Student Unions & Activities of University of Minnesota, in his official and individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 4, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Travis C. Barham , David Andrew Cortman , ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM, Lawrenceville, GA, Theodore Curtis Landwehr , LANDWEHR LAW OFFICES, Columbia Heights, MN, Tyson C. Langhofer , ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM, Lansdowne, VA, Jacob P. Warner , ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM, Scottsdale, AZ, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Carrie Ryan Gallia , Daniel J. Herber , Brian Slovut , UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Office of the General Counsel, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, SHEPHERD and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


Students for a Conservative Voice (SCV) brought Ben Shapiro to speak at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus at an event funded by Young America's Foundation (YAF). University of Minnesota (University) officials rejected various proposed venues for the event, citing security concerns. The officials ultimately approved...

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