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The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas urged KU and the authorities through letters to cease censorship efforts and to restore the public artwork to its original location. The organizations reiterated the importance and obligation of public institutions to protect the First Amendment rights of its students and faculty. Furthermore, the responsibility of public universities like KU to refrain from viewpoint censorship, as stated by the US Constitution, was highlighted.
The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas urged KU and the authorities through letters to cease censorship efforts and to restore the public artwork to its original location. The organizations reiterated the importance and obligation of public institutions to protect the First Amendment rights of its students and faculty. Furthermore, the responsibility of public universities like KU to refrain from viewpoint censorship, as stated by the US Constitution, was highlighted.
|description_of_result=The flag remains in the Spencer Museum of Art and is currently open to museum visitors, but not to public onlookers.
|description_of_result=The flag was in the Spencer Museum of Art and was open to museum visitors, but not to public onlookers.
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|image=Pic 1.jpg
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