Campus receives a new commandment
Judge says community college wrong to order preacher off campus
By MARC PARRY, Staff writer
Friday, July 20, 2007

SCHENECTADY -- The school portrayed the preacher as a menacing zealot who shouted at the top of his lungs.

The Rev. Greg Davis' lawyer called him a gentleman who was only trying to spread the gospel on campus when Schenectady County Community College stomped all over his constitutional rights.

Davis won the court case that arose from the conflict. Last month, a Schenectady judge acquitted him of trespassing. This week, supporters trumpeted the verdict nationally as a victory for religious expression on campus.

"Because it's religious speech, it doesn't mean it has to be confined to inside a church," said Jim Trainor, Davis's Malta attorney. "I think it's important for anyone to realize that they have that right and should be able to exercise it in any public forum."

A federal lawsuit against the college and local officials is pending.
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