MD Regents Refuse to Regulate Sexually Explicit Films

The Board of Regents for the University of Maryland System will not adopt a policy to regulate the screening of sexually explicit films on campus.  (See Josie's prior post here).  The decision comes two months before the deadline set by state lawmakers for schools within the system to submit policy recommendations to the Board.  Chancellor William E. Kirwan said the decision was made to protect students' First Amendment rights, and to avoid the cost of defending any such policy on the understanding that it would almost certainly be challenged in court.

-Kathleen Bergin