Free Speech Tag

University’s Attorney Resigns After Using the N-Word During Free Speech Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 10, 2019 2 Comments

"Several members of the audience became outraged"...

U. Michigan Settles Lawsuit Challenging Bias Response Teams, Agrees to Changes

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 31, 2019 6 Comments

A group called Speech First has been engaged in a legal battle with the University of Michigan for months. Speech First went after the school over their speech codes and use of a so-called bias response team. Now it appears they have reached a settlement.

Student Thinks There’s Too Much Free Speech on Campus After Encountering Pro-Life Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 30, 2019 7 Comments

“this is not the first time that I have felt uncomfortable while on campus.”...

‘No Safe Spaces’ Documentary Exposes the Left’s War on Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 27, 2019 13 Comments

Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager joined forces a few years ago to examine the erosion of free speech on college campuses and in society in general. Their film, No Safe Spaces finally opened this weekend.

FIRE Comes to Defense of UConn Students Arrested Over Racial Slurs

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 26, 2019 8 Comments

"pursuant to a statue that any reasonable police officer would have known is unconstitutional"...

Former Acting ICE Chief Shouted Off Stage by Student Protesters at UPenn

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 26, 2019 23 Comments

Former acting ICE chief Tom Homan was supposed to speak during an event at the University of Pennsylvania this week, but student protesters decided they were more important. They made such a scene that the school ended up cancelling the event.

Poll Finds Majority of Americans Want First Amendment Rewritten to Curb Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 25, 2019 11 Comments

"A majority of Millennials also supported laws that would make "hate speech" a crime"...

Student Protesters at Duke U. Disrupt Former Israeli Foreign Minister’s Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 25, 2019 3 Comments

“You can’t hide, we charge you with genocide”...

Word Crime: Two UConn Students Arrested For Saying Racial Slurs

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 23, 2019 46 Comments

Two students from the University of Connecticut are currently under arrest because they used racial slurs. That may be tasteless and inappropriate, but at the end of the day, they're just words. These students were arrested for saying words.

Furman University Bans ‘Acts of Intolerance’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 19, 2019 6 Comments

“When an Act of Intolerance is targeted toward a specific person, it may rise to the level of discriminatory harassment."...

Harvard Won’t Explain Terms of New Plan to Have ‘Moderators’ for Controversial Speakers

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 09, 2019 2 Comments

"For nearly three weeks, the dean’s office and Harvard media relations have ignored repeated requests for clarification"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIa47M8rSfM&t=37s

Top EU Court Wants Global Removal of ‘Hateful’ Content on Facebook

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 05, 2019 48 Comments

The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that its member states can order Facebook to remove 'illegal' or 'defamatory' posts and comments worldwide. Any content found objectionable by a national court belonging to the 28-member bloc can be deleted from the world's largest social network, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg said.

Poll Finds Almost Half of College Students Value Creating an Inclusive Society Over Freedom of Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 29, 2019 4 Comments

"grappling with the reach and limits of free speech and what it means in the 21st century"...

College Republicans in Connecticut Raise Alarm on Campus Harassment Over Political Views

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 28, 2019 2 Comments

The Connecticut Federation of College Republicans held a press conference on Thursday, during which they claimed conservative students are being singled out on Connecticut campuses over their political views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02vrUeLyM38&t=10s

Left-Wing Activists Stifling Free Speech on German Campuses, Says Leading Professors Association

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 22, 2019 14 Comments

Free speech is under attack on German university campuses, the leading association of Germany's professors and lecturers warned. A small minority of left-wing activists has succeeded in stifling freedom of expression in universities, German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (DHV) said on Friday.

Campus Shout Downs Have Led to an Increase in Laws Protecting Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 17, 2019 2 Comments

"Lawmakers, mainly Republicans, from states all over the country have subsequently intervened in matters of free speech in academe"...

Left Wing Students Cry Foul as U. Texas Removes Campus Free Speech Zones

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 11, 2019 15 Comments

“What [some organizations] are currently doing is making students feel unsafe and unwelcome”...

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