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Pierce student Kevin Shaw filed a lawsuit on March 28 against the college, stating that not only is the Free Speech Zone too small, but the policies enforced are “arbitrary.”

Shaw is being represented by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) as the first lawsuit in its Million Voices Campaign. Its goal is to “free the voices of 1 million students by striking down unconstitutional speech codes across the country.”

Pierce College President Kathleen Burke and other Pierce College administrators being sued had no comment and redirected all inquiries to Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) officials.

Vice Chancellor of the Finance and Resource Development Robert B. Miller said in an email that because the investigation is ongoing and litigation is still pending, he could only repeat what LACCD has been providing media inquiries.

“The Los Angeles Community College District firmly stands behind every student's right to free expression. We have no further comment on the lawsuit at this time,” Vice Chancellor of the Finance and Resource Development Robert B. Miller said in the email. Shaw was confronted by administration last fall as he handed out Spanish-language copies of the