for over seven hours. YAL and the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) subsequently filed suit. Meanwhile, KCC's speech restrictions remained in place until August 2017, when the school was ordered to pay $55,000 in damages and attorney's fees. Additionally, the school agreed to adopt a new Freedom of Expression policy, "[making] it clear that any individual or group can engage in non-commercial expressive activities, including speeches, demonstrations, vigils, and the distribution of informational materials, in common areas on the campus during periods that the College facilities are open to the general public." Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, YAL has pushed back against government mandates that "[infringe] on civil liberties." The organization's Hazlitt Coalition, a network of 178 legislators from 37 states, introduced dozens of bills opposing proof-of-vaccination requirements. According to Themea, "The idea of having to carry around your health papers to go to the grocery store is something out of an Orwell novel." In May 2021, YAL helped organize a protest against the COVID-19 vaccine requirement at Rutgers University. Organized by Rutgers junior and YAL state chair Sara Razi, the protest brought together hundreds of "medical freedom activists." The Rutgers protest was covered by CNBC, Forbes, The Guardian, and other news outlets. That same month, YAL and the ADF threatened legal action against Skidmore College after a YAL chapter was not approved on campus for political reasons. Skidmore student Hannah Davis claimed to be the victim of a "cancel culture campaign", which led YAL and the ADF to accuse Skidmore of violating consumer protection law. In total, YAL has fought COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates on 23 college campuses, such as Rutgers, Virginia Tech University, and the University of Colorado Boulder. YAL has circulated petitions opposing COVID-related rules on different campuses, such as Virginia Tech. According to the YAL, the organization "is not anti-vaccine, but rather anti-vaccine mandate at taxpayer-funded academic institutions." Several students affiliated with YAL have spoken to the mainstream media, arguing for vaccination as a "personal choice." YAL is an outspoken critic of gun-control legislation, such as "red flag" laws proposed by President Biden and other Democrats. The organization also opposes "Critical Race Theory" education at public schools. YAL is active on social media, often attacking Democratic Party officials. The organization also publishes a quarterly magazine called "The American Revolution." Controversies In a Facebook post perceived by YAL chapter leaders as an official blacklisting of