Campus Protests Part of America’s Perennial Attempt to Balance Security and Speech

David Larson | Carolina Journal

The Trump administration has begun to carry out deportations of foreign nationals who engaged in speech supportive of the Hamas terrorist organization. At UNC-Chapel Hill, students who engaged in such protests have already filed lawsuits arguing their actions were protected by the First Amendment. As these issues make their way through the courts, balancing free speech protections and security will be a point of contention.