A federal judge has upheld the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s policy of limiting political campaigning at the Memorial Union.
In a ruling issued Monday, District Judge John Shabaz dismissed a lawsuit brought by Madison activist Ben Masel, and his senate campaign, which alleged that his arrest on June 29, 2006 while holding a sign and soliciting signatures for his nomination papers for U.S. Senator while on the Union’s Terrace walkway violated his First Amendment rights.
Instead, Shabaz cited recent case law that supports a university enforcement of policy that limits the location where uninvited guests may engage in political or free expression.