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The Right to Associate With Others
Your right to express a particular viewpoint includes the right to associate with others who share that view . This means that you have the right to join with other students to form a Jewish or pro-Israel student group that expresses and advocates for your views . As with “ time , place , and manner ” restrictions , a public university can attach reasonable , viewpoint-neutral conditions for a group ’ s use of school resources , such as requiring registered student groups to be open to all students . However , public universities generally may not prohibit groups from expressing themselves as they wish . And even when attaching conditions to the use of school resources , the university may not directly favor one point of view over another .
MANDATORY STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES
Your school may require students to pay mandatory student activity fees that are distributed to registered student groups . Groups with views that some students may find offensive are entitled to receive funding as long as they follow the school ’ s reasonable , viewpoint-neutral policies applicable to all registered student groups . You do not have the right to opt-out of paying mandatory student activity fees because you object to certain groups that receive funding .
“ ALL-COMERS ” POLICIES
Your school cannot force student groups to open up membership to all students , but it may condition access to school facilities , funding , and other benefits provided to registered student groups on the group adopting an “ all-comers ” policy or agreeing to open membership eligibility and leadership roles to all students regardless of their status or views . Such policies must , however , be applied evenly and uniformly ,