The University of Utah leans more liberal than the rest of the conservative state, much like Salt Lake City, where it's located. The university will prohibit protesters from wearing face masks and use barriers to separate them from those attending Shapiro's talk, Nelson said. All 40 University of Utah police officers were expected to be on campus, as well as an unspecified number of officers from other departments. It has led authorities to come up with new strategies to balance free speech rights with the need to control rowdy and sometimes dangerous crowds. Clark said he expects Shapiro to talk about freedom of speech and critique left-leaning political tactics.

Source: ABC News September 27, 2017 19:13 UTC