Florida Case
� Instructor Academic Freedom
�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.