School authorities prevented a student at Modesto Junior College in California from distributing copies of the U.S. Constitution on campus. They said he could only distribute the Constitution in a small section of campus called the free speech zone and only after requesting permission several weeks in advance. (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) , September 19, 2013)
Free speech zones have been established in one out of every six colleges in the nation, many requiring waits of five to ten business days to use the zones. Universities with free speech zones include Auburn University, Georgetown University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University, Stanford University, University of California Berkeley and University of Miami. Gina Luttrell of FIRE, September 19, 2013, points out that restricting free speech to small areas of campuses effectively bars it from the rest of the campus.