{"id":3767,"date":"2020-09-23T12:32:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T18:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/?page_id=3767"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:03:31","slug":"your-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/your-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUR RIGHTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3767\" class=\"elementor elementor-3767\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-509b518 medium-padding content-narrow elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"509b518\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69990cd\" data-id=\"69990cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e0b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3e0b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The First Amendment guarantees your right to speak, but it doesn\u2019t guarantee that other people have to listen. Other people also have the right to speak and debate your ideas. This is what universities are all about \u2013 learning from the different views, experiences, and knowledge of other people, including those who disagree. So it\u2019s important to know the rules and responsibilities that go along with your rights.<\/p><p>The Â鶹Éç Free Speech Guide provides information on your rights and responsibilities related to free speech, along with more information on the nuances of First Amendment law. This page has some of the key points to know.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a85e0cf medium-padding accent content-narrow elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a85e0cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74778e2\" data-id=\"74778e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2eb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa2eb2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>WHAT IS SPEECH?<\/h3><p>\u201cSpeech\u201d is defined broadly by the courts to cover symbolic speech or expressive conduct, including, but not limited to:<\/p><ul><li>Protests\/demonstrations<\/li><li>Clothing<\/li><li>Posters\/flyers<\/li><li>Refraining from speaking<\/li><\/ul><h4>What speech is protected?<\/h4><p>Whether speech is protected depends on three factors:\u00a0The type of speech, the location of the speech, and who is speaking.<\/p><p>Speech may not be protected if it meets a certain standard under one of these categories (keep in mind that these categories may seem simple, but they are defined by generations of case law \u2014 so determining what speech is protected and what isn\u2019t is a complex process):<\/p><ul><li>Obscenity<\/li><li>Defamation<\/li><li>Fighting words<\/li><li>Incitement<\/li><li>Threats\/intimidation<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f54bdc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1f54bdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2257ea7\" data-id=\"2257ea7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfbd409 elementor-section-stretched medium-padding content-narrow reverse elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfbd409\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"ugly\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c36b2eb\" data-id=\"c36b2eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32f4d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c32f4d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>WHEN SPEECH GETS UGLY<\/h3><p>Sometimes people say awful, ugly things. They may use language that\u2019s racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, insults someone else\u2019s religious beliefs \u2013 or is just plain mean. Most of this ugly speech is still free, protected speech. Individuals can respond in a lot of different ways ranging from ignoring it to calling it out publicly on social media. But the government (including universities) can\u2019t silence ugly speech unless it crosses a very specific line into unprotected speech.<\/p><h4>When is hateful speech NOT protected under the First Amendment?<\/h4><ul><li>When it\u2019s directed at a person in a face-to-face confrontation and is meant to inflict injury to a specific person or incite a breach of the peace.<\/li><li>When it fits into a category of unprotected speech or involves criminal conduct.<\/li><li>When non-verbal symbols are used to encroach on or desecrate private property.<\/li><\/ul><h4>Tips for Dealing with Ugly Speech<\/h4><p>Hateful and ugly speech can occur unexpectedly in virtually any location. It may be on a bus, at school, at a shopping center, in a park, or at any number of other public spaces. The unpredictable nature of such\u00a0encounters\u00a0can leave us feeling unprepared when an incident occurs. If you remember these key points, however, you can effectively respond.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Prioritize yourself and your well-being.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/Inaction-to-Intervention.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engage bystander intervention strategies.<\/a><\/li><li>Use\u00a0the\u00a0campus resources\u00a0available to you, such as bias reporting or counseling services.<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/biasreporting.colostate.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSU Bias Reporting<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csupueblo.edu\/institutional-equity\/reporting\/incident-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSU Pueblo Bias Reporting<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/csuglobal.edu\/compliance-reporting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSU Global Compliance Reporting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e76c06a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e76c06a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57bca2b medium-padding\" data-id=\"57bca2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea5275 small-padding elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fea5275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences<\/h4><p>Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote that the best remedy for speech we dislike is more speech.<\/p><p>You have the right to free expression, but that doesn\u2019t mean that your speech will be free from possible consequences just because it is protected by the First Amendment. Some people may come back at you with counter speech. If you say something offensive, you may find yourself called out for it on social media or in other forums. The university may not silence hate speech, but it can use its own speech to condemn specific acts of hate. People might decide to protest against a speaker you bring to campus. Exercising your right to free speech comes with a responsibility to use that right thoughtfully and intentionally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-069d1e7\" data-id=\"069d1e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-118ec9f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle no-padding elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"118ec9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba9b186\" data-id=\"ba9b186\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b60b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91b60b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/markus-spiske-VO5w2Ida70s-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3909\" alt=\"Caution sign\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/markus-spiske-VO5w2Ida70s-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/markus-spiske-VO5w2Ida70s-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/markus-spiske-VO5w2Ida70s-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/markus-spiske-VO5w2Ida70s-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/markus-spiske-VO5w2Ida70s-unsplash.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f883a6c medium-padding\" data-id=\"f883a6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83f879 small-padding elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e83f879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences<\/h4><p>Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote that the best remedy for speech we dislike is more speech.<\/p><p>You have the right to free expression, but that doesn\u2019t mean that your speech will be free from possible consequences just because it is protected by the First Amendment. Some people may come back at you with counter speech. If you say something offensive, you may find yourself called out for it on social media or in other forums. The university may not silence hate speech, but it can use its own speech to condemn specific acts of hate. People might decide to protest against a speaker you bring to campus. Exercising your right to free speech comes with a responsibility to use that right thoughtfully and intentionally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5159a35 elementor-section-stretched medium-padding content-narrow gradient elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5159a35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec00c4\" data-id=\"4ec00c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492dc3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"492dc3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">HOW DOES ACADEMIC FREEDOM APPLY TO ME?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806f8ac elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"806f8ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libarts.colostate.edu\/classroom-climate\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a33db5a medium-padding content-narrow red-background elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a33db5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-423a8a4\" data-id=\"423a8a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d574cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d574cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The content of this website is for informational purposes only and should not be understood as legal advice. For help with any legal problems or concerns, including those similar to situations described on this site, contact a licensed attorney. <\/em><\/p><div><h6 class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"eop\">H<\/span>ave a specific question about free speech or your rights?<\/h6><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center\">Submit it to <a href=\"mailto:YourVoice@colostate.edu\">YourVoice@colostate.edu<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b><\/b>Some questions and responses may be shared on this site; names will be kept confidential.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Amendment guarantees your right to speak, but it doesn\u2019t guarantee that other people have to listen. Other people also have the right to speak and debate your ideas. 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