Public universities are government agencies, and as such, must obey the constitution. Their funding comes (in part) from taxpayers, their employees get state employee pensions, etc. I would also demand that private universities which take government money respect constitutional limitations.<p>In any case, no one is demanding free speech inside a courtroom. Also, no one is demanding free speech inside a final exam. What is being demanded is free speech in government spaces of <i>public accommodation</i>. This means that the government can't restrict speech in the plaza in front of a courthouse, a national park, or a college quad (except in content-neutral ways).