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Cancel Culture Fail: Thousands Register for Lecture at Princeton by Prof Axed by MIT Over Twitter Mob

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 12, 2021 13 Comments

University of Chicago geophysics professor Dorian Abbot was supposed to give a lecture at MIT until the school caved to a campus mob over Abbot's unwoke views on diversity. His lecture got picked up by Princeton University instead and thousands of people have signed up for it.

Biden ‘Threat’ Warnings Designed To Chill Free Speech of Political Opponents

Posted by Johanna Markind on October 07, 2021 24 Comments

Ratcheting up ill- or un-founded fears of violence from people who oppose the current administration’s policies....

Students at U. Tennessee Want Free Speech Limits Placed on Pro-Life Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 07, 2021 6 Comments

“There are limits to free speech and people don’t consent to seeing things that can be traumatizing such as this”...

Emerson College Investigating Conservative Student Group Over Stickers Criticizing Government of China

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 06, 2021 5 Comments

“inconsistent with the College’s values and will not be tolerated on our campus”...

Students Petition to Have Classmate Removed From School for Refusing to Use Correct Pronouns

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 05, 2021 11 Comments

"There is no possible way to be a moral correct person while also disrespecting people’s pronouns"...

New Policy at UMass Medical School Restricts Faculty Support for the Death Penalty

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2021 4 Comments

"sets out guidelines meant to dissuade physicians from performing or aiding in legally authorized executions"...

2021 FIRE Campus Free Speech Survey: Widespread College Student Support For Censorship, Including Violence and Disruptions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2021 28 Comments

Two-thirds of students say it is acceptable to shout down a speaker to prevent them from speaking on campus, almost one in four say it is acceptable to use violence to stop a campus speech, sharply up 5 percentage points from last year’s 18%....

Umpqua Community College Expels Nursing Student Over Shooting Paper

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 10, 2021 7 Comments

Since the school had a mass shooting in 2015 I guess no one can write a story about shootings....

Liberal Cornell Students Decry “Campus Hostility Towards Free Speech and Open Dialogue”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 31, 2021 14 Comments

Confirms what I have been pointing out for years: "many Cornellians are scared to challenge the progressive status quo and speak in opposition to those pushing ideological conformity"...

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Employees in One Missouri School District Sue Over ‘Equity Training,’ Claiming it’s Unconstitutional

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 19, 2021 10 Comments

Two people who work for a Missouri school district are suing it, claiming that the 'equity training' they had to undergo for work violated their First Amendment rights by forcing them to say things they didn't believe. Some people, including Megyn Kelly, have suggested that taking legal action is the way through a situation like this one.

Med Student Sues School for Allegedly Prohibiting Him From Forming Group to Promote Healthcare Reform

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 18, 2021 1 Comment

“I decided to sue in order to uncover the truth and to stand up for my basic constitutional and human rights”...

Taliban Calls Out Facebook’s Censoring and Lack of Free Speech

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 17, 2021 7 Comments

Did anyone expect the Taliban to call out Facebook?...

Free Speech Advocacy Group Scores Major Win in Lawsuit Against Montclair State U.

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 17, 2021 2 Comments

"claimed in their lawsuit that the designation for hateful speech was too broad"...

NYU Student Takes a Stand for Free Speech on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 01, 2021 1 Comment

"Today’s students recoil at the first hint of contention and demand insulation from controversial ideas."...

Remembering Professor Mike Adams One Year After His Suicide

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 27, 2021 5 Comments

"He was an award-winning teacher notorious for speaking truth to power — and for being unapologetically provocative in so doing."...

Appeals Court Victories For Lawyers Opposing Compelled Bar Association Dues Funding Leftist Political Activity

Posted by Ameer Benno on July 27, 2021 19 Comments

For years, a majority of states and the District of Columbia have required attorneys to join and pay dues to state-run bar associations as a condition of practicing law. Most, if not all, of these bar associations are highly partisan lobbies with woke agendas....

Students at Haverford College Can be Punished if Others Determine They Used a Microaggression

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2021 13 Comments

"smaller acts such as microaggressions are also devoid of respect and thus violate the Code"...

U. Alabama Huntsville Sued for Violating Recently Implemented Free Speech Law

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2021 1 Comment

"for violating the free-speech rights of student activists and for breaking a 2019 state law and the free-speech protections of the state constitution"...

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