A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled on Friday that all but one of the regulations imposed on outside speakers by the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville is constitutional.

While the institution has a right to require outside speakers to obtain a permit and to give notification of their activities three days in advance, it is unconstitutional for the college to limit the number of appearances a speaker can make in public spaces on a public campus, according to the unanimous ruling.

The ruling concerns a lawsuit brought by Gary Bowman, a controversial preacher who has drawn large crowds at Fayetteville for speeches in which he condemns homosexuals, single parents, and Jews, among other groups. The university had sought to limit his appearances to no more than five days per semester, a policy that conflicted with his plan to devote a day to deliver remarks on each of the 10 Commandments.