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Analysis: Department of Education investigates Fordham over broken speech promises in Austin Tong case

(EQRoy/Shutterstock) Fordham University’s ongoing attempt to punish student Austin Tong for his social media posts faces new opposition after the Department of Education on Thursday sent a letter noti...

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CU Boulder, Colorado’s flagship state university, earns FIRE’s highest rating for free speech

The University of Colorado Boulder is the 55th institution in the country to earn FIRE's top rating for free speech. (CU Boulder) BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 25, 2020 — The University of Colorado Boulder rev...

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The Campus Free Speech Restoration Act’s approach to curbing campus censorship

Jason Yoder / Shutterstock.com Earlier this month, Sen. Tom Cotton introduced new legislation he and Sens. Mitch McConnell, Kevin Cramer, and Kelly Loeffler are advancing to protect freedom of express...

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National Security Advisor: Trump “should be a frontrunner for the Nobel Peace Prize.”

Robert O’Brien’s comments upon announcement of the Israel-UAE peace deal triggered an avalanche of TDS. Donald Trump announced an Israel-UAE peace deal today, an historic accompishment by any measure....

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The case of Carlin Romano gets a perfect score on the cancel culture checklist (and that’s not a good thing)

Today at 5 PM, Carlin Romano’s professional fate will be decided. The National Book Critics Circle is having a special meeting to decide if Romano should stay on its Board of Directors after he disagr...

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Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or Foes?

In May 2020, protests erupted all over the U.S. after a video emerged of a white police officer killing a black man named George Floyd. Millions took to the streets in support of racial justice under ...

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Catching up with ‘Coddling’ part four: To the surprise of no one, polarization has only gotten worse

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth part of a multi-part series updating developments since the publication of “ The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting up a Gen...

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Trump: “Do I seem rattled?” After Secret Service Shooting Near White House

“It’s the world, but the world’s always been a dangerous place, it’s not something that’s unique.” Monday evening, the Secret Service removed Trump from a press briefing and Trump returned to explain ...

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In court filing, Fordham gives up the charade

Fordham student Austin Tong is standing up for his rights after the university placed him on probation for posting this photo to Instagram. In a court filing this week, Fordham University finally admi...

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First Amendment News 267: Floyd Abrams' march into postmodernity — facial recognition and the First Amendment

First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by Ronald K. L. Collins. It is editorially independent from FIRE. Since the January 2020 New York Times exposé on Clea...

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Some U.S. universities are adjusting to censorship threats posed by China

Between their deep international ties and the challenges posed by online teaching during COVID-19, U.S. universities have long been on a collision course with China’s censorship regime. FIRE has warne...

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Media Melts Down Over Sturgis Bike Week, Forgets They Gave BLM and Antifa a Virus Pass

The left’s hysteria and hypocrisy on full display There they go again. The leftwing, its media and social media activists, are melting down over this week’s annual Sturgis bike rally. Wuhan coronavir...

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Syracuse University adopts even worse policies for free speech, threatens to hold bystanders accountable

Syracuse University campus on Sims Drive. (Debra Millet/Shutterstock) By adopting new policies that threaten to hold bystanders responsible for “bias-related incidents” and “hate speech,” Syracuse Uni...

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A long time coming: The new Title IX regulations take effect today

Shutterstock.com Today, almost three years after the Department of Education rescinded the 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter that kicked off an era of unprecedented disregard for the rights of accused stud...

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First Amendment News 266: Summer scholarship issue: 25 new or forthcoming articles on free expression

"Scholar with his Books" by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout Though legal scholarship's main justification for being valued is the value it adds to law professors' status, scholarship nonetheless vies for a...

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Twitter and Facebook Remove Trump Video, Claiming COVID “Misinformation” Violations

They’re publishers and they should be treated as such. Facebook and Twitter have both removed videos of a Trump appearance on the cable show Fox and Friends, for what they claim is a violation of thei...

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Non-profit group asks University of North Texas to turn over ‘biased’ student newspaper’s records

(Shazooer/Flickr) In the wake of calls for a Texas university to disband a conservative student organization — a move that would violate the First Amendment — a non-profit group is attempting to use t...

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Stockton University drops five charges for student’s political Facebook status, disruption charge remains

Stockton, just outside Atlantic City, N.J., defended charging a student with "disruptive behavior" for a political Facebook status. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Aug. 11, 2020 — Stockton University administrat...

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Federal court denies New York’s effort to block new Title IX regulations

NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2020 — An effort from the New York State attorney general’s office to prevent college students from receiving new protections for free speech and due process in Title IX proceedings...

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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Says Kids Will “Definitely be in the Classroom” This Fall

“We have proven that distance learning is not as effective as being in the classroom” States across the country are struggling with how to open schools in the fall, or if they will open at all. Except...

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