Free Speech Tag

Theory Explains How People ‘Self-Silence’ Over Political Minority Opinions on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 27, 2020 1 Comment

"minority opinions experience a spiral of silence and ultimately only a few hardcore true believers are left openly expressing the deviant viewpoint"...

Coronavirus Crisis Could Present New Challenges for Free Speech on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 14, 2020 3 Comments

“Are they going to say, well, you can’t have a conservative speaker in this venue because we’re worried about how many people will show up, and we don’t know if we can social-distance them?”...

Prof Wins Free Speech Victory After College Panicked About Test Questions on Islamic Terrorism

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 12, 2020 6 Comments

"Colleges can’t take away a professor’s academic freedom rights because they want to stem criticism on social media"...

https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1258594205573603329

San Antonio City Council Declares ‘Chinese Virus,’ ‘Kung Flu Virus’ as Hate Speech

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 11, 2020 70 Comments

The San Antonio City Council passed a resolution that designated the terms "Chinese Virus" and "Kung Fu Virus" as hate speech in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBe8R3AlD1U

Education Department Issues New Regulations Protecting Due Process on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 07, 2020 16 Comments

The Department of Education has issued new guidelines on Title IX which are designed to end disastrous practices like kangaroo courts on campus. In recent years, people have watched in horror as the lives of many young people have been ruined by nothing more than an accusation.

Watch Live Online: Campus to Culture: A Pandemic of Free Speech Repression

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 05, 2020 4 Comments

Our second (ever) live event is TONIGHT!

Watch Live (Online, May 5): Campus to Culture: A Pandemic of Free Speech Repression

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 30, 2020 10 Comments

Are y'all ready for our second ever live event?

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6032043365001#sp=show-clips

Conservative, Pro-Israel DePaul U. Prof. Jason Hill sues University for Defamation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 28, 2020 14 Comments

Jason Hill is a professor at DePaul University in Chicago who came under attack by student activists and faculty after expressing pro-Israel, anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel) views. We covered the story in early May 2019, DePaul University Faculty Condemns Professor Who Expressed Support for Israel:

U. North Texas Math Prof Files Free Speech Lawsuit After Being Fired

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 28, 2020 6 Comments

"The right to express one’s views, particularly in matters of politics, is at the absolute core of the First Amendment’s protection of the right to free speech."...

Arizona Considering Bill to Promote Free Speech on Campus Through Ideological Diversity

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 08, 2020 4 Comments

"passed the House in late February and is currently being debated in the Arizona state senate"...

FIRE Says U. California System Cannot Ban Use of the Term ‘Chinese Virus’

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 30, 2020 7 Comments

"The UC System is a public university system bound by the First Amendment."...

Free Speech Advocacy Group Reaches Settlement With Iowa State

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 14, 2020 0 Comments

"We will continue to monitor Iowa State and its approach to students’ freedom of expression."...

Legal Insurrection Florida ‘Campus Free Speech Tour’ postponed, as universities restrict events

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2020 14 Comments

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.

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