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The U.S. Constitution Is Adopted Into Law and Then Ratified by the States
The U.S. Constitution is adopted into law on September 17th by the Federal Constitutional Convention and later ratified by the states on June 21, 1788.
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High school administrators censored a student newspaper. They don’t think they did anything wrong.
California administrators censored a student newspaper, then denied wrongdoing. The First Amendment — and state law — say otherwise.
VICTORY: Pensacola State College backtracks, prints student-created magazine
After FIRE intervened, Pensacola State College agreed to print a student magazine with LGBT stories it had tried to suppress citing Stop WOKE.
Fearing controversy, schools cancel graduation speeches
From Rutgers to NYU, schools are canceling graduation speeches over politics, trading open discourse for fear and censorship at commencement.
A Marine takes the stage for free speech
After a college censored a “No Kings” slogan from a student play, Marine veteran Greyson Hartsell took a stand for free speech and artistic freedom.