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Quick Thoughts on Stand Up For Speech’s Successful First Year
To celebrate a very successful first year for FIRE’s Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project, I’ve written a few quick thoughts for The Huffington Post about why the effort is necessary and how colleges can avoid being named in our next lawsuit. Here’s to even more victories in Stand Up For Speech’s second year!
Recent Articles
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Whitman Republican Club denied affiliation — for being Republican
Whitman promises students free speech and association. Its student senate still rejected a Republican club after grilling members on their politics.
Florida wants colleges out of politics, but its plan has a loophole
Florida wants public colleges out of politics. But a loophole in its neutrality plan could give administrators a new license to speak out.
Washington professor who parodied university 'land acknowledgment' wins $600K settlement
Payment comes after federal appeals court held university violated Professor Stuart Reges' academic freedom rights
Our ancient faith in liberty
A California court just held what Jefferson knew in 1798, that the government cannot deport people for their opinions, however much it hates them.