Speech First is doing some great work to defend free expression on college campuses.
From their website:
SPEECH FIRST V. ISU; SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
– In January 2020, Speech First sued Iowa State University...
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Free Speech Advocacy Group Reaches Settlement With Iowa State
Legal Insurrection Florida ‘Campus Free Speech Tour’ postponed, as universities restrict events
Bummer. Our Legal Insurrection Florida tour has to be postponed.
I was scheduled to give lectures on campus free speech on March 24-25-26 at Florida Atantic U., U. Florida, and Florida State. We were going to hold a reader event prior to the March 24 event in Boca Raton.
Free Speech Group Mounts Legal Challenge to U. Illinois Over Bias Response Team
This is great news. Bias response teams are an Orwellian concept as they tend to serve only one side. Guess which.
The College Fix reports:
Appeals court hears request to force University of Illinois to suspend...
Northwestern Student Gov. Tables Bill That Protects Free Speech
It still shocks me that anyone needs a bill to protect free speech. From Campus Reform:
Members of the student government at Northwestern University voted to indefinitely table a free speech resolution at their second meeting of the semester.
The resolution referenced “troubl...
Iowa State Accused of Chilling Student Free Speech Ahead of Caucuses
The free speech advocacy group “Speech First” is launching a lawsuit over this.
Campus Reform reports:
LAWSUIT: Free speech org says Iowa State is ‘chilling’ political speech ahead of caucuses
The nonprofit student...
Talk on Antifa Violence at U. British Columbia Cancelled Over Threat of Antifa Violence
Andy Ngo, the Portland based journalist widely considered an authority on the far left faction known as Antifa, was invited to speak on the topic by a free speech group at the University of British Columbia. The event has since been cancelled.
U. Illinois Settles Free Speech Lawsuit With Student Journalist Over Flap at Anti-Trump Protest
How does this keep happening and no one stops it?
The College Fix reports:
University of Illinois resolves free speech lawsuit with student journalist
The University of Illinois has recently settled out of court with a student journalist who filed a lawsuit alleging that the implementation of a no-contact order against him was antithetical...
FIRE Criticizes Long Island U. for Free Speech Policy That Demands ‘Respect for Authority’
All I can think of is Cartman from South Park demanding respect for his authority.
Campus Reform reports:
Free speech experts slam university for policy requiring “respect for authority”
A student at Long Island University Post was gearing up for his May graduation when he found himself under investigation for alleged possession and distribution...
University Lecturer Thinks Calling Someone ‘Geek’ or ‘Nerd’ Should be a Hate Crime
The left uses far worse language to describe Trump and his supporters. Is that also hate speech?
The College Fix reports:
University lecturer: Calling someone ‘nerd’ or ‘geek’ should be a hate crime
A lecturer at the University of East London believes it should be a hate crime to refer to someone as a...
UMass Dartmouth Criticized by FIRE for Unrealistic Free Speech Policy
The school has a ‘free speech zone’ but that’s not even the worst part.
From the FIRE blog:
December 2019 Speech Code of the Month: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
“Free speech zone” policies are on the decline. FIRE’s Spotlight on Speech Codes 2020 report, released last week, found that 8.3% of surveyed schools maintain...
Upcoming Lecture: “The War on Conservative Speech – From Campus to Culture” (December 12, Sharon, MA)
On December 12, 2019, at 7 p.m., in Sharon, Massachusetts, I will be giving a lecture on “The War on Conservative Speech – From Campus to Culture,” at the invitation of the Sharon Republican Town Committee:
Holy Cross Student Protesters Try to Shout Down Speech by Heather Mac Donald
Manhattan Institute scholar Heather Mac Donald gave a speech at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts recently, but the event was marred by students who tried to shout her down.
Adam Carolla Says ‘No Safe Spaces’ Documentary Has Message College Students Need to Hear
In light of all the campus speech shut-downs in recent days, I’m inclined to agree.
The Hill reports:
Adam Carolla says ‘No Safe Spaces’ documentary shows what college students ‘need to hear’
He’s known for his comedic chops and his super-popular podcast, but Adam Carolla says his new documentary isn’t about laughs, but making...
Left Wing Student Protesters Block Entry to Ann Coulter Speech at UC Berkeley
In the spring of 2017, Young America’s Foundation invited Ann Coulter to speak at UC-Berkeley, but the event never happened over safety concerns.
This week, she returned at the invitation of the College Republicans.
FIRE on Binghamton Protest of Art Laffer: “Latest in a Disturbing Trend of Protesters Silencing Others”
“Disturbing” is an excellent word to describe what happened. Read the full back story here.
From the FIRE blog:
After Binghamton shoutdown, protesters need to know how the First Amendment works
It happened again. This time, at New York’s Binghamton University.
A protester with a bullhorn hijacked a Nov. 18 lecture from economist Art Laffer,...
Vassar President: It was anti-Semitic to shout at Israeli Jewish speaker “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free”
Search for Vassar College in Legal Insurrection’s archives, and you’ll find scores of posts documenting Vassar students’ efforts to shut down speech with which they disagree. This is a longstanding problem on today’s college campuses, and it is perhaps most commonly manifested in attacks on Israeli, pro-Israel, and/or Jewish speakers.
Vassar College...
Protests Erupt at Bucknell University Over Speech by Heather Mac Donald
As noted in the story below, Bucknell recently hosted a talk by a pro-Antifa scholar and there were no issues. Outrage about campus speakers always goes in the same direction.
The College Fix reports:
Blacklisting, vandalism, picket line: Outrage erupts at Bucknell ahead of Heather Mac Donald talk
When Antifa scholar Mark Bray, known...
