“… It is imperative to first define what is and is not protected under the First Amendment, which broadly defines the right to free speech and protest, as well as peaceful assembly. While it permits interpretation of time, place, and manner restrictions to speech for matters such as public safety, limitations cannot be made in response to the content of the speech itself (Combs, 2018). For example, this means that an institution can prohibit a demonstration that blocks a public roadway but cannot refuse a speaker on campus based on the content of his or her speech, even if it may be considered hateful (Darnell, 2018)
Legally, very few types of speech are not protected under this amendment: threats, harassment, and the incitement of illegal activity (Chemerinsky, 2018). Outside these restrictions, all speech is protected by the U.S. Constitution. However, within higher education, it is important to note that First Amendment rights are limited to state actors, which include public colleges and universities, but do not include private universities that are not bound to uphold First Amendment rights. This means that a private institution is well within its rights to impose speech codes, ban certain types of speech, and prohibit student activism on their campuses in ways that public institutions cannot (Kaplin & Lee, 2014) …" — files .eric. ed. gov/fulltext/EJ1341783.pdf
“… It is imperative to first define what is and is not protected under the First Amendment, which broadly defines the right to free speech and protest, as well as peaceful assembly. While it permits interpretation of time, place, and manner restrictions to speech for matters such as public safety, limitations cannot be made in response to the content of the speech itself (Combs, 2018). For example, this means that an institution can prohibit a demonstration that blocks a public roadway but cannot refuse a speaker on campus based on the content of his or her speech, even if it may be considered hateful (Darnell, 2018)
Legally, very few types of speech are not protected under this amendment: threats, harassment, and the incitement of illegal activity (Chemerinsky, 2018). Outside these restrictions, all speech is protected by the U.S. Constitution. However, within higher education, it is important to note that First Amendment rights are limited to state actors, which include public colleges and universities, but do not include private universities that are not bound to uphold First Amendment rights. This means that a private institution is well within its rights to impose speech codes, ban certain types of speech, and prohibit student activism on their campuses in ways that public institutions cannot (Kaplin & Lee, 2014) …" — files .eric. ed. gov/fulltext/EJ1341783.pdf