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United States viewpoint discriminationpublic forumestablishment clause

Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of Univ. of Va.

515 U. S. 819 (1995)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1995
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

When a public university creates a limited public forum by funding student publications, its refusal to fund a student journal solely because of the religious viewpoint of its content is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination under the Free Speech Clause, and providing such funding on neutral terms does not violate the Establishment Clause.

Area of Law

General

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