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On March 3, 2023, Speech First Executive Director Cherise Trump spoke at Trinity University at the invitation of the campus chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas. As a condition, Trinity required Trump to purchase liability insurance — because it feared there could be controversy or protests because of her views or because she has the same last name of former President Donald Trump. ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø wrote Trinity on March 3, explaining that such viewpoint-based burdens on speakers violate the university’s strong commitment to protect students’ expressive rights. Trinity responded on March 6 that insurance was required because the student organizers indicated a risk of disruption associated with the event. ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø wrote the university again March 15 explaining that requiring speakers to pay insurance fees for expected disruptions violates the university’s promises of free expression.