�Faculty organization published open letter to students in student newspaper requesting students to sign petition for summer program.� Statute
prohibited public employees from seeking support from students.
lUnited Faculty of Florida v. Florida Board of Regents, 585
So.2d 991 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).
�Court Ruling:
Statute invalid as a First Amendment
violation.� Teachers� academic freedom respected.
�Rationale:
Teachers have First Amendment rights which
cannot be curtailed by state statutes.
�Content based restrictions on speech are generally invalid.