Courts have often ruled against the use of speech codes at colleges and universities because the codes were found to be
A) too permissive regarding offensive comments made in the classroom and thus ineffective.
B) so narrow that they didn't prohibit any forms of speech and thus were ineffective.
C) too vague to be useful and so broad that they identified obviously protected speech
As banned speech.
D) beyond the authority of college administrators.

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Courts have often ruled against speech codes because they tend to be too vague and overly broad, encompassing speech that is protected under the First Amendment. This makes them unconstitutional or unenforceable as they can infringe on free speech rights.

Courts Have Often Ruled Against the Use of Speech Codes