March 2024 Community College Legal Update Newsletter

Notable decisions in this issue include:

• A public official may violate citizens’ First Amendment rights by blocking their posts on the official’s social media page.
• The U.S. Supreme Court denied an application for writ of injunction pending appeal by a university student group who claimed the university prohibited them from hosting a campus drag show in violation of the First Amendment. 
• The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, issued a Dear Colleague letter reminding community colleges of their obligation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to address discrimination against certain groups.