United States Department Of Justice Supports YAF’s Free Speech Lawsuit Against UC Berkeley
On Thursday afternoon, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) made public its support for Young America’s Foundation’s free speech litigation against the University of California, Berkeley with a Statement of Interest (SOI) filed in federal court. This move signifies support from the highest levels of the US government for the critical work of Young […]
YAF & BCR Joint Response To Berkeley Statement On Ben Shapiro
Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and the Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) are perplexed by last Friday’s statement from the University of California, Berkeley. It was only after national outcry over Berkeley’s third instance of blocking a YAF-organized lecture that administrators magically found a venue. Berkeley’s change in attitude calls into question their earlier communications with the […]
Berkeley Blocks Ben Shapiro
The University of California, Berkeley has blocked Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and the Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) from bringing Ben Shapiro to campus on September 14, vaguely claiming administrators were “unable to identify an available campus venue.” In an email to BCR members, Dean of Students Joseph Greenwell and Student Organization Coordinator Millicent Morris Chaney […]
Ben Shapiro Partners with YAF to Affirm Students’ Free Speech Rights at Berkeley Amid Lawsuit
RESTON, VA—Young America’s Foundation (YAF) will work with Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) to sponsor a speech by Ben Shapiro at the University of California, Berkeley on September 14, 2017, as part of YAF’s nationwide campus lecture program. Young America’s Foundation is once again leading the charge to bring ideological diversity to the University of California, […]
BREAKING: Berkeley Responds to YAF Free Speech Lawsuit
RESTON, VA—The University of California, Berkeley filed a bizarre response in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, to Young America’s Foundation’s lawsuit to restore students’ free speech rights. In it, UC-Berkeley promises a future free speech policy that will be solidified after an open comment period, and erroneously claims that their […]
As Promised: YAF Sues Berkeley for Free Speech Violations
On Monday, April 24, 2017, Young America’s Foundation (YAF) fulfilled its promise to file a lawsuit, in federal court, against the University of California, Berkeley for the University’s unconstitutional suppression of free speech on campus. Last week, YAF warned officials at the state university that if administrators did not stop violating the rights of conservative […]
YAF to Berkeley: Honor First Amendment or Face Litigation
Late Thursday night, Young America’s Foundation put UC-Berkeley on notice that their attempts to deny the First Amendment rights of students will not be tolerated any longer. In a letter to Berkeley’s Vice Chancellor Stephen Sutton, counsel representing Young America’s Foundation and the Berkeley College Republicans issued one final warning: Respect students’ rights by ensuring that Ann […]
YAF Statement on Ann Coulter’s Lecture at Berkeley
On March 28, Young America’s Foundation announced it had booked conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter to speak at the University of California–Berkeley on April 27. Since 1998, Young America’s Foundation and Ann Coulter have worked together to bring a conservative viewpoint to America’s notoriously liberal college campuses. Ann is also an alumnus of the […]
