Twitter Bans: The Lurking First Amendment Questions

By Mark Conrad   Washington State University’s head football coach Mike Leach has a Twitter account of 40,000 viewers. Many of his players also have Twitter accounts. But neither will be using them because Leach instituted a total ban on such communications. The decision, reported last October, is not just a ban on football-related comments, but a complete ban, subjecting violators to suspension. Leach even asked the media to be his enforcement agents by asking them to let him know if any