SpeechFirst University Database cases

The 4th Circuit Virginia Tech Case

The District Court

• The docket for the W. District of Virginia

• The Complaint by SpeechFirst.

• The 91-page hearing transcript

• The District Court opinion by Judge Urbanski

The Appellate Court

• The 4th Circuit Court Opinion, with dissent by Judge Wilkinson.

• The SpeechFirst Main Brief and Reply Brief

• Virginia Tech's response brief

• The appellate docket

Amici, Pro-SpeechFirst

• The Alliance Defending Freedom

• FIRE

• The Southeastern Legal Foundation

• Cato and ACTA, counsel Ilya Solmin.

There were no amici for Virginia Tech.

Other Circuits

• Speech First v. Fenves, 979 F.3d 319 (5th Cir. 2020), as revised. University of Texas. Texas loses.

• Speech First v. Schlissel, 939 F.3d 756 (6th Cir. 2019). University of Michigan. Michigan loses.

• Speech First v. Killeen, 968 F.3d 628, (7th Circuit). University of Illinois. Illinois wins.

• Speech First v. Cartwright, 32 F.4th 1110 (11th Cir. 2022). University of Central Florida. Central Florida loses.