Organizations Filed Purposes:
SPEECH FIRST'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO SEEK TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH, EXPRESSION OR ASSOCIATION. BY JOINING TOGETHER, THE SPEECH FIRST COMMUNITY IS AN ASSURANCE TO STUDENTS THAT THEY WILL NOT FIGHT THESE BATTLES LONE, THEY WILL FIND SUPPORT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY; ON CAMPUS, IN THE COURTS AND IN THE MEDIA.
SPEECH FIRST DEFENDS STUDENTS' FREE SPEECH RIGHTS ON CAMPUS THROUGH LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION. IN FY 2019, SPEECH FIRST FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (IN MAY), SETTLED ITS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (IN SEPTEMBER) AND CONTINUED ITS LITIGATION AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ALLEGING THAT VARIOUS POLICIES VIOLATED STUDENTS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS THROUGH OVERBROAD, VAGUE POLICIES DESIGNED TO CHILL STUDENT SPEECH AND EXPRESSION. PRESIDENT NICOLE NEILY APPEARED ON TV 10 TIMES, DID 56 RADIO INTERVIEWS, PLACED 7 OP-EDS, WAS QUOTED IN 134 NEWS ARTICLES, AND SPOKE AT 6 NATIONAL AND STUDENT CONFERENCES. ON A REGULAR BASIS, NEILY SPEAKS AND MEETS WITH STUDENT GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS AND VISITS CAMPUSES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Nicole Neily | PRESIDENT, S | 40 | $150,000 |
| Adam White | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kathryn Ciano Mauler | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jamil Jaffer | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Josh Holdenried | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Montse Alvarado | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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