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- SCOTUS to decide if public officials can block critics online https://www.thefire.org/news/does-first-amendment-allow-public-officials-block-their-critics-online-supreme-court-will-soon 120 comments
- California Community Colleges' new teaching “mandate viewpoint conformity” https://www.thefire.org/cases/palsgaard-v-christian-california-community-colleges-administrators-compel-professors-parrot 2 comments
- Letter from Stanford Law School Dean to the Campus Community https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/letter-stanford-law-school-dean-jenny-martinez-campus-community-march-22-2023 78 comments
- Stanford student may need to ‘acknowledge harm’ for reading ‘Mein Kampf’ https://www.thefire.org/news/report-stanford-student-may-need-take-accountability-acknowledge-harm-reading-hitlers-mein 108 comments
- The distinction between free speech as a legal right and cultural value https://www.thefire.org/news/free-speech-culture-elon-musk-and-twitter 412 comments
- Yale pairs speech-protective policies with a culture of intolerance https://www.thefire.org/neither-lux-nor-veritas-yale-pairs-speech-protective-policies-with-a-culture-of-intolerance/ 6 comments
- Zoom cancels another academic event with Palestinian activist https://www.thefire.org/zoom-cancels-another-academic-event-with-leila-khaled-again-raising-questions-about-companys-role-in-the-classroom/ 8 comments
- Does the First Amendment allow public officials to ‘block’ their critics online? The Supreme Court will soon decide. https://www.thefire.org/news/does-first-amendment-allow-public-officials-block-their-critics-online-supreme-court-will-soon 22 comments law
- Letter from Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez to the campus community https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/letter-stanford-law-school-dean-jenny-martinez-campus-community-march-22-2023 242 comments law
- LAWSUIT: New York can’t target protected online speech by calling it ‘hateful conduct’ https://www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit-new-york-cant-target-protected-online-speech-calling-it-hateful-conduct 94 comments moderatepolitics
- Proposed Title IX regulations would roll back essential free speech, due process protections for college students https://www.thefire.org/proposed-title-ix-regulations-would-roll-back-essential-free-speech-due-process-protections-for-college-students/ 116 comments moderatepolitics
- National FIRE survey: Cancel culture widely viewed as threat to democracy, freedom https://www.thefire.org/national-fire-survey-cancel-culture-widely-viewed-as-threat-to-democracy-freedom/ 567 comments moderatepolitics
- LAWSUIT: Professor suspended for redacted slurs in law school exam sues University of Illinois Chicago https://www.thefire.org/lawsuit-professor-suspended-for-redacted-slurs-in-law-school-exam-sues-university-of-illinois-chicago/ 116 comments law
- 13 important points in the campus & K-12 ‘critical race theory’ debate https://www.thefire.org/13-important-points-in-the-campus-k-12-critical-race-theory-debate/ 230 comments moderatepolitics
- Censorship Costs: University of California system lost $800,000 defending censorship of ‘The Koala’ https://www.thefire.org/censorship-costs-university-of-california-system-lost-800000-defending-censorship-of-the-koala/ 13 comments law
- Affirmative Consent — RIP Due Process? https://www.thefire.org/american-bar-association-must-reject-guilty-until-proven-innocent-affirmative-consent-resolution/ 43 comments law
- Temple will not punish Marc Lamont Hill, issues condemnation https://www.thefire.org/breaking-temple-will-not-punish-marc-lamont-hill-issues-condemnation/ 3 comments worldnews
- Judge holds ‘preponderance of evidence’ may be unconstitutional in campus sexual misconduct proceedings https://www.thefire.org/due-process-legal-update-judge-holds-that-preponderance-of-evidence-standard-may-be-unconstitutional-in-campus-sexual-misconduct-proceedings/ 66 comments law
- California governor vetoes campus sexual misconduct bill https://www.thefire.org/california-governor-vetoes-campus-sexual-misconduct-bill/ 8 comments law
- American College of Trial Lawyers on campus sexual assault investigations: ‘Under the current system everyone loses.’ https://www.thefire.org/american-college-of-trial-lawyers-on-campus-sexual-assault-investigations-under-the-current-system-everyone-loses/ 51 comments law
- Student Arrested By East Tennessee State University Police for ‘Civil Rights Intimidation’ https://www.thefire.org/student-arrested-by-east-tennessee-state-university-police-for-civil-rights-intimidation/ 4 comments law
- Professor Investigated for Discussing Conflicting Viewpoints https://www.thefire.org/professor-investigated-for-discussing-conflicting-viewpoints-the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/ 5 comments nottheonion
- American Law Institute Rejects ‘Affirmative Consent’ for Model Penal Code https://www.thefire.org/american-law-institute-rejects-affirmative-consent-standard-for-model-penal-code/ 10 comments law
- Harvard Law School Administration Enables, Assists Students in Censoring Peers https://www.thefire.org/harvard-law-school-administration-enables-assists-students-in-censoring-peers/ 15 comments law
- The plaintiffs’ speech—the students complaints directly to administrators that they did not want their peers putting probes into their vaginas—was not protected under the First Amendment. https://www.thefire.org/fire-and-allies-defend-students-right-to-complain-about-mandatory-transvaginal-ultrasounds/ 7 comments politics
- Colorado College Suspends Student for Two Years for Six-Word Joke on Yik Yak https://www.thefire.org/colorado-college-suspends-student-for-two-years-for-six-word-joke-on-yik-yak/ 15 comments politics
- Colorado College suspends student for two years for six-word joke on Yik Yak https://www.thefire.org/colorado-college-suspends-student-for-two-years-for-six-word-joke-on-yik-yak/ 32 comments nottheonion
- Yale Students Demand Resignations from Faculty Members Over Halloween Email https://www.thefire.org/yale-students-demand-resignations-from-faculty-members-over-halloween-email/ 17 comments politics
- Yale Students Demand Resignations from Faculty Members Over Halloween Email https://www.thefire.org/yale-students-demand-resignations-from-faculty-members-over-halloween-email/ 5 comments nottheonion
- Speaker Disinvited from ‘Uncomfortable Learning’ Series for Making Students Uncomfortable https://www.thefire.org/speaker-disinvited-from-uncomfortable-learning-series-for-making-students-uncomfortable/ 4 comments nottheonion
- Missouri Governor Signs Law Banning Campus ‘Free Speech Zones’ https://www.thefire.org/missouri-governor-signs-law-banning-campus-free-speech-zones/ 6 comments politics
- U. of Tulsa Suspends Student for Someone Else’s Facebook Post http://www.thefire.org/u-tulsa-suspends-student-someone-elses-facebook-post/ 17 comments nottheonion
- College Backtracks After Punishing Professor for ‘Game of Thrones’ Picture http://www.thefire.org/victory-college-backtracks-punishing-professor-game-thrones-picture/ 8 comments nottheonion
- ‘Siouxper Drunk’ T-Shirts Constitutionally Protected; Critics Call for Expulsion Anyway http://www.thefire.org/siouxper-drunk-t-shirts-constitutionally-protected-critics-call-for-expulsion-anyway/ 45 comments politics
- Asnuntuck Community College Punishes Student Speech, Ignores This Exculpatory Video http://www.thefire.org/asnuntuck-c-c-punishes-student-speech-ignores-this-exculpatory-video/ 7 comments politics
- "REVERSE RACISM: A term created and used by white people to deny their white privilege"-U of Delaware Residence Life Diversity Training Pamphlet, Page 3 http://www.thefire.org/public/pdfs/3d0208922083e5d59664be8371ab5f0f.pdf?direct 37 comments politics
- Duke Professor Finishes Yale's Job, Prints Mohammed Images in New Book - "Muhammad: The 'Banned' Images" http://www.thefire.org/article/11267.html 168 comments worldnews
- A public college is surprised to learn that students have rights that are protected by the First Amendment http://www.thefire.org/article/11152.html 8 comments politics
- The University of Delaware's definition of what constitutes thoughtcrime. http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/8552.html?phpsessid=470f1c92c6040c4251437c6301c4eec6 4 comments reddit.com
- Professor on brink of being fired for e-mailing George Washington's Thanksgiving address http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/8021.html 15 comments reddit.com