September 19, 2003

Judge Orders Shippensburg U. Not to Enforce Parts of Student-Conduct Code

By ERIC HOOVER

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction this month that bars Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania from enforcing portions of its student-conduct policies.

A free-speech advocacy group had challenged the university's code of conduct in a lawsuit that has sparked debate over whether policies designed to protect students from harassment violate the First Amendment.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, the advocacy group, says the code and its policies on

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