Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 2:00-3:00 Eastern Time 

In 2024, during a wave of anti-Israeli activism on campus, UCLA student Brooke Broll and her Young America’s Foundation chapter invited pro-Israel speaker Robert Spencer to present a different view. They secured university approval and security. 

But on the day of the talk, UCLA locked students out of the event space and tried to move it a half-mile away. The talk never happened. UCLA says it has no responsibility to protect the rights of a peaceful speaker from threats to shut him down, but that is wrong. The Constitution forbids universities from aiding activists who try to silence opposing views. 

Join us as we discuss CIR’s effort to hold public universities accountable to the First Amendment.  

Brooke Broll and Robert Spencer will discuss how the events of that day undermined their right to free speech. We also welcome Kenneth Marcus, founder and CEO of the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and a former Education Department Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. He will provide a broader context on campus anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activism. 

Register to attend:

Panelists:

Brooke Broll 
UCLA Graduate,
YAF Member, & CIR Client

Robert Spencer 
Author, Speaker  
Silenced by UCLA 

Kenneth L. Marcus 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law 

Jim Kerwin, Moderator 
Senior Litigator 
Center for Individual Rights