Question

Meredith is a college student at the University of Missouri. She is on campus one day, collecting signatures on a petition to legalize recreational use of marijuana, and a campus police officer takes away her petition and tells her she has to stop. Now Meredith wants to sue the University of Missouri for violating her freedom of speech under the First Amendment. Can she hold the University of Missouri accountable for this

Answer 1

Answer:

Meredith can hold the university responsible for this incident.

Explanation:

Meredith was making a peaceful petition, which is protected by the First Amendment. In addition, the First Amendment defends free speech, which means that Meredith can defend the recreational use of marijuana, without being impeded. However, Meredith was prevented from making her petition within the university campus and this infringed on her right, so she can hold the university responsible for it.