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UNIVERSITY SITES IRS CODE TO PREVENT STUDENTS FROM HOLDING POLITICAL RALLY

Date: 11/17/2008 4:28 pm

Northwestern University prevented students from holding a rally for Ron Paul on campus space the students had reserved. The administration claimed the rally would violate Internal Revenue Code blanket prohibition on tax-exempt organizations engaging in partisan political activity. College Republican Vice President James D’Angelo, however, has contacted IRS specialists who described the University’s policy as “ridiculous.”  D’Angelo is now working with the University’s general counsel to change the policy.

Read more about Students Challenging Rally Policies at Northwestern

Issue: Free Speech and Academic Rights

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