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In the spring of 2004, the HRC experienced some tumult when then-club spokeswoman Lauren K. Truesdell ’06 told The Crimson that the club supported the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA), which would define marriage in the United States exclusively as “the union of a...
University Chancellor Sean O’Keefe has said that he will continue to allow the flag on campus because he respects the freedom of expression guaranteed in the First Amendment.
Opponents of the ban advance two main arguments: they claim the flag stands for southern heritage, and they say waving the banner is free speech under the First Amendment.
The First Amendment arguments haven’t mollified flag critics such as senior Collins Phillips, leader of the Student Equality Commission at LSU, who organized four anti-flag protest marches—three of which were staged on the days of home football games.
LSU officials have agreed that waving the flag is protected by the First Amendment, and they have stood fast to their decision not to bar the banner.