Campus Shut Down an Anti-NSA Petition, but This Student Fought Back

Vincenzo Sinapi-Riddle’s troubles with Citrus College began on Constitution Day—September 17—last year when he asked another student to sign a petition protesting the NSA’s surveillance program outside of the school’s designated free speech zone. A campus administrator at Citrus threatened Sinapi-Riddle with removal from campus for engaging in this conversation outside of the “free speech area,” which comprises 1.37 percent of the Citrus campus.

With FIRE’s help, Sinapi-Riddle has sued Citrus College for violating his First Amendment rights. Although the case is now being litigated, Citrus has agreed to a moratorium for now on enforcing the free speech area and other policies that stifle free expression on campus.

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