Free Speech Tag

Colorado Supreme Court Asked To Find for Christian Baker Who Refused Gender Transition Cake After SCOTUS Web Designer Ruling

Posted by Terrance Kible on July 24, 2023 21 Comments

The bakery has been embroiled in a decade-long dispute with Colorado officials over using the state's anti-discrimination law to compel speech....

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Survey Finds 75 Percent of Students Would Report a Professor for Saying Something They Found Offensive

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 22, 2023 4 Comments

"the percentage of students who said they would report a professor was higher among self-identified liberal students"...

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Intimidation of Conservatives at Arizona State U. Documented at Legislative Hearing

Posted by Francesca Viola on July 21, 2023 11 Comments

Executive Director of ASU's The T.W. Lewis Center was removed for inviting Dennis Prager and Charlie Kirk to speak on campus. She testified at the hearing....

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Buh-Bye: Stanford Law Diversity Dean Involved in Shoutdown of Conservative Federal Judge Departs

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 20, 2023 23 Comments

"I write to share that Tirien Steinbach has decided that she will be leaving her role as Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Stanford Law School to pursue another opportunity"...

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House Democrats Prove RFK Jr. Correct by Trying to Censor him at Censorship Hearing

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 20, 2023 31 Comments

The Democrats tried to censor RFK at a government suppression of free speech hearing in front of the weaponization committee. The lack of self-awareness....

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SCOTUS 303 Creative Decision Affirms that the Law Cannot Compel Opinion

Posted by Dr. Ryan M. Yonk on July 17, 2023 33 Comments

Indeed, at its core, 303 Creative v. Aubrey Elenis was not about whether a business may discriminate because of its own beliefs, but rather whether the state may compel speech of a particular opinion even out of a desire to achieve equal access in the...

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Gov’t Can Continue Colluding With Big Tech, 5th Circuit Grants “Administrative Stay” of Injunction

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2023 29 Comments

It's not a decision on the merits, it puts a temporary hold until the court can determine the merits of the District Court injunction that prohibited government collusion with big tech and big social media to silence and censor political opponents....

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Psychology Prof Claims Trans Activists Got His Paper Censored

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 11, 2023 2 Comments

"Their efforts have redoubled my commitment to the truth."...

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Government Seeks Stay Of Injunction Against Censorship Collusion With Big Tech

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2023 21 Comments

The thrust of the motion for a stay focuses on the scope of the preliminary injunction, claiming it is overly broad and prohibits speech protected by the First Amendment. That may resonate with an appeals court, and specific injunctive language is the weakest link in...

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High School Debater Takes on the Political Bias of the National Speech and Debate Association

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 05, 2023 32 Comments

"At the NSDA National Qualifier debate tournament in March, my judge warned me not to mention former President Donald Trump in a debate on President Joe Biden’s foreign policy record."...

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Independence Day: Federal Court Enjoins Biden-Big Tech Collusive “far-reaching and widespread censorship campaign” against Conservatives

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 04, 2023 42 Comments

"The Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits in establishing that the Government has used its power to silence the opposition...

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Western Michigan U. Prof Suggests State’s “‘Hate Speech’ Bill Could Criminalize Conservative Opinion”

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 03, 2023 6 Comments

“Proponents use these laws to silence and financially cripple those who dare to adhere to a different viewpoint and oppose their agenda.”...

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Free Speech Training Program at Stanford Law Turns Out to be a Joke

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 01, 2023 4 Comments

"it was an online program that required barely a minute's effort"...

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Supreme Court: First Amendment Requires Showing of Recklessness to Prosecute ‘True Threats’

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 28, 2023 28 Comments

The Court gave the First Amendment some 'breathing room' to protect against encroachment by prosecutions for 'true threats.'...

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High School Debates Can Now Hinge on Personal Tweets and Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2023 20 Comments

“This debate is more than just about the debate—it’s about protecting the individuals in the community from people who proliferate hatred and make this community unsafe.”...

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Lawsuit Against Bias Response Team at Virginia Tech Could Go to Supreme Court

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 23, 2023 2 Comments

“We agree the case is incredibly important and are weighing all our options, including petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case”...

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Files Show UC-Berkeley Ranked Faculty Applicants Based on Their Support for DEI Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 20, 2023 16 Comments

"graded candidates on their espousing specific viewpoints that many academics may disagree with for intellectual or ideological reasons"...

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School “There Are Only Two Genders” T-Shirt Ban Upheld By MA Federal Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2023 89 Comments

Court comes close to adopting the "words are violence" campus mantra, finding the words on the t-shirt put other students at risk. And you can't even mock the ban by putting "Censored" over the censored words. That is banned too.  Hopefully this absurd ruling will...

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