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New York University School of Law: Student Bar Association President Investigated for Pro-Palestinian Email

New York University Search all Cases On October 10, 2023, Ryna Workman sent an email to the New York University School of Law’s student body expressing the belief that Israel bears the full responsibi...

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Campus Deplatforming Database

This research documents efforts since 1998 to deplatform speakers and art at U.S. colleges and universities. A deplatforming attempt isn’t just disagreement or protest — it’s an effort to stop someone...

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TALLEY v. CALIFORNIA

362 U.S. 60 (1960) Search all Supreme Court Cases Search all Supreme Court Cases (This audio from Free Speech Out Loud is also available on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and all other podcast ...

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Search all Schools We use real student experiences, university policies, and speech controversies to annually determine the free speech rankings. This year FIRE ranked 257 U...

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Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts Search all Schools We use real student experiences, university policies, and speech controversies to annually determine the free speech rankings. This year FIRE ranked 257 U.S...

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Pennsylvania State University: Administrators Levy Excessive Security Fees on Student Group After It Holds Political Debate on Campus

Pennsylvania State University Search all Cases Uncensored America, a student group at Penn State, held an on-campus debate in April 2022 between two political commentators that proceeded without disru...

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Courtesy photos of FIRE defendant J. Ann Selzer

Media: To download any of these photos, click on the photo. Then, in the box that opens, right-click and click “Save Image As…”. FIRE grants permission to publish any of these photos with the photo cr...

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FREE SPEECH: If it's protected, we'll defend it. No apologies.

FIRE Legal Director Will Creeley delivered this address at the annual FIRE Gala on April 18, 2023. Thank you so much, Kmele, and thank you so much, everyone, for celebrating with us tonight. It’s an h...

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NEAR v. MINNESOTA EX REL. OLSON, COUNTY ATTORNEY

283 U.S. 697 (1931) Search all Supreme Court Cases Search all Supreme Court Cases No. 91. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 30, 1931. Decided June 1, 1931. APPEAL FROM THE SUPR...

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NEW YORK TIMES CO. v. SULLIVAN

376 U.S. 254 (1964) Search all Supreme Court Cases Search all Supreme Court Cases Syllabus Argued January 6, 1964 — Decided March 9, 1964* 376 U.S. 254 Respondent, an elected official in Mo...

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National Speech Index - April 2024 Topline Results

The National Speech Index is a new quarterly component of America’s Political Pulse, an ongoing weekly survey conducted by the Polarization Research Lab, which will allow researchers to track shifting...

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National Speech Index - July 2024 Topline Results

The National Speech Index is a new quarterly component of America’s Political Pulse, an ongoing weekly survey conducted by the Polarization Research Lab, which will allow researchers to track shifting...

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Why the 1873 Comstock Act still matters today

Everything you ever wanted to know about sex in the nineteenth century, the zealot Anthony Comstock, and his law’s effect on contraception, abortion, and free speech. By award-winning writer Amy Sohn ...

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Transcript of Stanford Law Shoutdown of Judge Kyle Duncan, March 9, 2023

At 12:45pm on Thursday, March 9, the Stanford Law School Federalist Society attempted to host an approximately hour-long discussion with U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan ,...

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Overbreadth in First Amendment law

A regulation is said to be unconstitutionally overbroad if, in addition to whatever else it may appropriately prohibit, it significantly restricts protected First Amendment freedoms. By David L. Hudso...

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University of Denver: Sexual Harassment Finding Violates Professor's Academic Freedom in the Classroom

University of Denver Search all Cases In April 2011, veteran professor Arthur Gilbert was investigated for sexual harassment after two students anonymously submitted complaints stemming from his cours...

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Clemson University: Student Charged with Harassment and Disorderly Conduct for Single Email

Clemson University Search all Cases Clemson student William Kirwan was charged with "Disorderly Conduct," "Harassment," "Failure to Comply with Official Request," and "Computer Misuse" after he told C...

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East Georgia College: Professor Fired Without a Hearing over Mysterious 'Sexual Harassment' Charge

East Georgia College Search all Cases During a faculty training session in 2009, Professor Thomas Thibeault argued that East Georgia College's (EGC's) sexual harassment policy was flawed for not offer...

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Babson College: Students Charged With Harassment Over Pro-Trump Expression

Babson College Search all Cases On the day after the 2016 presidential election, two Babson College students drove around Wellesley College’s campus waving a “Trump” flag and shouting slogans associat...

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Occidental College: Use of Harassment Charges to Suppress Protected Speech

Occidental College Search all Cases Shock jock Jason Antebi, a student at Occidental College, served for three years as host of a popular student radio show known for political parody, provocative hum...

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