Free Speech Tag

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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UConn Student Group Under Fire for Merely Defending Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 15, 2021 2 Comments

"Its authors have been accused of white supremacy and one of them even received an ISIS beheading video."...

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Cuban Government Blocking Protesters’ Access to Internet, Messaging Apps

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 14, 2021 16 Comments

As Cubans rise and protest, their Communist overlords in government have blocked access to the internet and messaging applications. The regime is simply attempting to knock out the ability of the protesters to communicate or share information.

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Recent Supreme Court Off-Campus Free Speech Win To Face Reality Of Anti-Free Speech Student Attitudes

Posted by Ameer Benno on June 29, 2021 26 Comments

While those who value free speech should be celebrating the Mahanoy decision, decades of iron-fisted school control over what students are allowed to say has normalized such authority in the minds of many....

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Collin College Tries to Ban ‘Anger’ at Board Meetings

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2021 6 Comments

"Anger, obscene or profane language, ridicule, personal attacks, and disruptive conduct are not acceptable behavior during the public comment period."...

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Brandeis University Releases ‘Oppressive Language List’ That Includes ‘Policeman’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 24, 2021 9 Comments

"university's Office of Communications, Marketing and External Relations has not yet responded to Campus Reform’s multiple requests for comment"...

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U. of Oklahoma Instructors Receive Training on How to Censor, Indoctrinate Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 23, 2021 21 Comments

Explosive recordings obtained by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) show how higher education continues to censor and indoctrinate students. This is another example of political bias on college campuses. Students are being told what to think and what not to think.

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SCOTUS Rules 8-1 School Wrong to Punish Cheerleader for Profane Snapchat She Took Off School Grounds

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 23, 2021 12 Comments

The Court ruled the school violated Brandi Levy's First Amendment rights with a narrow decision....

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Colorado Judge Fines Masterpiece Cakeshop For Refusing To Bake Gender Transition Cake

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2021 148 Comments

Attorney vows appeal: "Jack Phillips serves all people but shouldn’t be forced to create custom cakes with messages that violate his conscience." In the meantime, Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop have to bake the cake, or risk further lawsuits and fines....

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Mitch McConnell Did The Nation A Great Favor By Keeping Merrick Garland Off The Supreme Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2021 71 Comments

If there were a scintilla of doubt that McConnell did the nation a great favor, that doubt should have been put to rest during Garland's June 15, 2021, speech on "Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism." The ideological purge will make Lois Lerner blush....

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House Republicans Partner With Young America’s Foundation to Create Free Speech Caucus

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 15, 2021 0 Comments

"Let's be honest, our college campuses these days, these aren't higher-education institutions, these are indoctrination camps"...

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Cornell University – FIRE’s Speech Code of the Month

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 10, 2021 7 Comments

“Elevated Risk & High-Risk Events”...

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The FIRE Warns Of “Threat to Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression at Cornell” From CRT Mandates (Update)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2021 11 Comments

Foundation for Individual Rights In Education: "the proposal raises concerns that faculty will be compelled to affirm and promote certain views as a condition of their employment and eligibility for promotion and tenure, contrary to Cornell’s robust promises of free expression and academic freedom."...

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University of Washington Law School Wants to Police What Students Say on Social Media

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 06, 2021 8 Comments

"Social Media Guidelines"...

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Student Govt. at Rutgers Law School Rescinds Policy Requiring Support for Critical Race Theory

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 28, 2021 1 Comment

"As a public university, Rutgers is bound by the First Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on viewpoint."...

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In Memory of Marquette Prof. John McAdams, Who Won Free Speech Case Against School

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 19, 2021 3 Comments

In 2014, Marquette University suspended Professor John McAdams for criticizing a graduate assistant who said she would not tolerate dissent on the issue of gay marriage. McAdams, who taught political science, noted that Marquette is a Catholic school and wrote about this incident on his blog.

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Community College Allegedly Paying $150K Settlement to Prof Accused of Anti-Muslim Sentiments

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 19, 2021 5 Comments

"The college was of accused of prematurely criticizing political science professor Professor Nicholas Damask for including three quiz questions about Islamic extremism on a quiz."...

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UW-Oshkosh Speech Policy Bans ‘Demeaning’ Comments

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 17, 2021 5 Comments

"All members of the University have a responsibility to promote and a right to expect … an environment that is free of harassment and free of insulting and demeaning comments"...

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