On October 23, the plaintiff who had challenged Columbus (Ohio) State Community College’s rules for free speech activity on campus settled his lawsuit. The college, which formerly only permitted leafleting, petitioning, and other First Amendment activity at two tiny areas amounting to less than 1% of the campus, has agreed to change its rules and permit this activity on most outdoor areas of the campus. Here is the settlement agreement. The case had been Anderson v Harrison, 2:13cv838, s.d. Here is a story about the settlement. Thanks to Alliance Alert for the link.

This editorial in The Daily Orange, daily student newspaper for Syracuse University, says that the Green Party’s extensive electoral activity in Syracuse benefits the community.

Marianne Williamson, well-known California author, has announced that she will be an independent candidate for the 33rd U.S. House district in western Los Angeles County. See this story. Because California doesn’t permit independent candidates to use that label on the ballot, unless they are running for President, her ballot label will be “Party preference: none”.