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Controversial Professor Bill Ayers Suing Univ. of Wyoming
Controversial Professor Bill Ayers Suing Univ. of Wyoming
Associated Press Bill Ayers and a University of Wyoming student are suing the school after it banned the former 1960s radical from speaking on campus. LARAMIE, Wyo. — Bill Ayers and a University of Wyoming student are suing the school after it banned the former 1960s radical from speaking on campus. Ayers, who is a professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, makes college speeches and is routinely picketed, but the University of Wyoming last week banned him from using any university venue for a planned April 28 lecture. Ayers and student Meg Lanker sued on Thursday, asking a federal judge to issue an injunction and allow the lecture. The lawsuit alleges the ban violates free speech rights and the freedom to assemble. A university spokeswoman declined to comment on the suit. Lanker told the Casper Star-Tribune http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/17...est=latestnews |
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