Trump, DeSantis, and Scott Want To Kick Out Foreign Students Who Protest Israel Their proposal raises obvious free speech concerns. Reason · Oct 24, 2023
"Targeting Students for Disparate Treatment Based on Protected Class Is Not Protected by Academic Freedom" From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Joe Cohn): Earlier this week, Stanford University suspended an instructor while the institution investigates allegations Jewish and Israeli students were targeted for discriminatory treatment in a required, first-year "Civic, Liberal and Global Education" course. Discriminating against students based on a protected characteristic… Reason · Oct 13, 2023
Protest this way, not that way: In statehouses, varied rules restrict public voices A new rule in Tennessee that would have blocked people from holding signs during legislative meetings comes as statehouses use varying sets of rules to govern how the public can voice their opinions The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
Christopher Rufo Wants To Shut Down 'Activist' Academic Departments. Here's Why He's Wrong. "Professors are not mouthpieces for the government," says FIRE's Joe Cohn. "For decades, the Supreme Court of the United States has defended professors' academic freedom from governmental intrusion." Reason · Mar 17, 2023
Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the US First Amendment experts say attacks on free speech rights are escalating across the United States The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Ron DeSantis Wants To Rewrite Defamation Law "The bill is an aggressive and blatantly unconstitutional attempt to rewrite defamation law in a manner that protects the powerful from criticism by journalists and the public," said one attorney. Reason · Feb 22, 2023