Naomi Shatz speaks to Boston.com about Boston University’s removal of pride flags

Boston University has garnered attention for its recent removal of pride flags from professors’ and department’s office windows. Attorney Naomi Shatz spoke to Boston.com about the legal implications of this action, noting that even private universities like BU can be sued under the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act if they violate constitutional rights, like the right to free expression, in ways that are threatening or coercive. Naomi also noted that the policy BU claims to be enforcing does not appear to apply outside of the context of on-campus events or demonstrations, and if the university is not applying their policies uniformly, “you’re going to have discrimination concerns and issues that they are censoring people based on the content.”

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