Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law That Tried to Ban Free Speech at Night on College Campuses

Sarah Rumpf Oct 15th, 2025, 7:40 pm

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A federal judge in Austin, Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of a broad law that imposed sweeping restrictions on speech on college campuses at night and during the last two weeks of each academic term.

Senate Bill 2972 , the “Campus Protection Act,” was passed during Texas’ legislative session earlier this year, and amended a 2019 law that had reinforced First Amendment free speech rights on college campuses, imposing a new mandate that state universities adopt new restrictions to “prevent disruption and ensure community safety” in the wake of the protests about the Israel-Hamas War.

Among these restrictions we

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