Oklahoma State University • Status: Settled
Stillwater, Oklahoma

SPEECH FIRST V. SHRUM, ET. AL
January 10, 2023
Recent Activity: Monday, April 16th, 2024: OSU Settles with Speech First
Case Launched: January 10th, 2023: (United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma)
Issue Being Challenged:
- Code of Conduct and Harassment Policy
- Computer Appropriate Use Policy
- Bias Related Incidents Policy
“Oklahoma State’s policies regarding their bias response team, harassment policy, and computer policy are clearly designed to monitor, investigate, and restrict student speech all together. The fact that students can’t even express an opinion without worrying that another student can use one of these policies to report them shows us that the school’s administrators have no interest in encouraging students to engage in the robust exchange of ideas nor in protecting students’ rights.”
-Cherise Trump, Executive Director, Speech First
Featured
- Speech First Press Release on Settlement April 15, 2024
- Settlement Agreement. April 15, 2024
- Tenth Circuit Win Press Release February 9, 2024
- Tenth Circuit Decision February 9, 2024
- SPEECH FIRST V. SHRUM BRIEF OF APPELLANT SPEECH FIRST TO U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT May 23, 2023
- Press Release January 10, 2023
- Complaint January 10, 2023
- MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY JUNCTION IN SPEECH FIRST’S OSU CASE January 10, 2023
Case Documents
- Settlement Agreement. April 15, 2024
- Tenth Circuit Decision February 9, 2024
- SPEECH FIRST, INC V. SHURM; AMICUS BRIEF BY THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) May 30, 2023
- SPEECH FIRST, INC V. SHURM; AMICUS BRIEF BY THE CATHOLICVOTE.ORG EDUCATION FUND May 30, 2023
- SPEECH FIRST, INC V. SHURM; AMICUS BRIEF BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION May 30, 2023
- SPEECH FIRST, INC V. SHURM; AMICUS BRIEF BY THE INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S LAW CENTER May 30, 2023
- SPEECH FIRST, INC V. SHURM; AMICUS BRIEF BY THE YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION AND THE MANHATTAN INSTITUTE May 30, 2023
- Speech First v. Shrum Brief of Appellant Speech First to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit May 23, 2023
- Western District of Oklahoma's Opinion on Motion to Dismiss April 10, 2023
- PLAINTIFF’S REPLY IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION February 13, 2023
- MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY JUNCTION IN SPEECH FIRST’S OSU CASE January 10, 2023
- Complaint January 10, 2023