YOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY AT KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MICHELLE GREGOIRE, and BRANDON WITHERS, Plaintiffs, v. KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE; The Trustees of Kellogg Community College

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3. When Plaintiffs Michelle Gregoire and Brandon Withers, two students at KCC, tried to distribute pocket-size copies of the United States Constitution in an open, generally accessible area of the campus outside the Binda Performing Arts Center, Defendants ordered them to stop because they had not first obtained a permit and because expression was only permitted in one location. When Mrs. Gregoire, Mr. Withers, and three associates sought to engage interested students in conversation about freedom and liberty on campus, Defendants claimed that they were impeding students’ access to education, even though they were not blocking sidewalks, impeding access to buildings, or pursuing students who were not willing to converse. When Plaintiffs politely informed KCC officials that they planned to continue to exercise their First Amendment rights, Defendants arrested Mrs. Gregoire and two of her associates, jailed them, and charged them with trespassing, charges that were quickly dismissed.