After a prolonged legal battle with the university over violations of their free speech, students Chike Uzuegbunam and Joseph Bradford have been granted a settlement of $800,000. Georgia Gwinnett College attempted to avoid the legal ramifications of its actions by changing its free speech policies after the incident.
After a prolonged legal battle with Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) over violations of their First Amendment rights, students Chike Uzuegbunam and Joseph Bradford have finally been granted a settlement of $800,000.
The controversy, which eventually made it all the way to the Supreme Court, dates back to the Spring of 2016 when GGC officials restricted Uzuegbunam’s efforts to share his evangelical Christian faith on campus.
GGC is a public college that at the time required students to book appointments in one of their two designated free speech zones to speak openly.
After initially running into problems with the administration for preaching outside either of the zones, Uzuegbunam agreed to abide by the school’s policy.
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