The university has said she can speak next week but not this week - a move that Berkeley says is based on security concerns, but that the student groups say is due to Coulter's views.
In its suit, the Berkeley College Republicans - which planned to host Coulter - called that date a "sham" meant to ensure her address was poorly attended.
Coulter doesn't have an exact time she plans to speak, Jandhyala reveals.
Berkeley College Republicans is demanding the right to "bring speakers of its choosing to speak on campus".
Coulter has said she intends to speak Thursday whether or not her appearance is sanctioned.
The lawsuit was not written by Ann Coulter, but it reads as if it were.
Dhillon also wrote in her letter, as UC Berkeley is considered as the birthplace of Free Speech Movement, and the campus itself is now repelling its roots of free speech, she also concludes that this situation is morose, for the university.
With the First Amendment clash drawing national attention, Coulter tweeted on Monday, "Nice day for an outdoor speech at Berkeley", accompanied by four days of weather forecasts, Tuesday through Friday.
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A second video appears to show Bongiovanni punch Hollins in the head as he steps out of his vehicle with his hands up. Bongiovanni and McDonald then came back with guns pointed in his face, threatening to break his jaw, Hollins said.
The lawsuit, which requests unspecified damages, attorney fees and a jury trial, names four university leaders, including University of California President Janet Napolitano and Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks, and three campus police officials as defendants.
This ups the ante for university officials and state and local governments, to fulfill their constitutional obligation to ensure the free expression of all viewpoints, by protecting those engaging in free speech from those who seek to quell it.
The Coulter lawsuit comes less than a week after a federal judge granted an injunction forcing Auburn University to let white nationalist Richard Spencer speak at a planned event. And to Hannity: "You can not impose arbitrary and harassing restrictions on the exercise of a constitutional right".
"The excuse used by UC Berkeley to suppress speech here in this case is one manufactured by the university's inaction compounded by city of Berkeley's police department's inaction", said Harmeet Dhillon, Coulter's lawyer, at the press conference.
At first, the University officials stated that they received information saying that Coulter's safety would be at risk and so they canceled the event.
UC-Berkeley then reversed their decision, offering Coulter a chance to speak on a new date, May 2.
University spokesman Dan Moguluf said, "Ann Coulter is welcome on this campus but at a time when we can provide a venue that law enforcement professionals believe to be protectable".
"The constitution permits the university to take such steps to protect public safety while facilitating expressive activities, and that is exactly what we are doing", Mogulof said.
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