Santa Rosa Junior College: Overbroad Ban on "Unofficial" Use of College's Initials

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Santa Rosa Junior College: Overbroad Ban on "Unofficial" Use of College's Initials

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In 2009, Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) failed to lift an unconstitutional ban on "unofficial" use of the initials "SRJC" in private e-mail addresses and website domain names, chilling the expression of students and faculty. After a faculty member came to �鶹��ýIOS for help, �鶹��ýIOS asked SRJC to lift its overbroad ban and to clarify the First Amendment rights of SRJC community members. SRJC, however, told �鶹��ýIOS it intends to continue with its unconstitutional efforts to ban unofficial use of the college's name.