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Shouldnt have started this in the first place. thats what we have to do because once you start the speech codes you end up with this kind of stuff. >> trace: the long time no see i dont quite get. whats the negative connotation there? >> i believe that the long time no see they believe its offensive to people who use english as a second language because when you remove articles and pronounce from a sentence they say you are making fun of people who are just learning english. >> trace: the colleg...

Ive been there. >> well -- look, not since we got the cleaning lady. but remember what everyone was saying over the summer? g.o.p. said everyone is going to flee new york and everyone is going to flee california and its this talking point and its like well, no, it sucks here. >> greg: yet. so people are actually voting their feet. >> with their feet. >> greg: i just came up with that line. >> thats what hes got two pairs of shoes. hes going to vote twice. >> greg: i bet hes a democrat. >> defini...

Students from a Young Americans for Liberty chapter filed a lawsuit last week against the University of Alabama for requiring students to obtain a permit to speak on campus five days in advance, which violates a free speech law for campuses in Alabama.  

Students from a Young Americans for Liberty chapter filed a lawsuit last week against the University of Alabama for requiring students to obtain a permit to speak on campus five days in advance, which violates a free speech law for campuses in Alabama.  

Negatively impacted schools it changed society at large. this author predicted this. he describes how school efforts to protect students feelings were setting them up and the future of our country for failure. he joins me now. you are a smart guy. i dont like a lot of folks but i like you and i like people that predict things before it happens want when did you suspect that the country was turning this direction? >> i would have rather been wrong on this. i started noticing a shift at the end of...

Ed MorrisseyPosted at 1:03 pm on March 8, 2021 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter That gasp heard after this ruling dropped comes from every college and university with a “free speech zone” and policies that impose heckler’s vetoes. Plaintiffs suing over restrictions on speech and religious expression on campus only need to establish “nominal damages” to gain standing, the Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 decision, not necessarily actual damages. That opens up a vast new field of litigat...

Ohio bans restrictive college free speech zones, enhances protections for student expression by FIRE December 21, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 21 — On Friday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law SB 40, which codifies important free speech protections for students at Ohio’s public colleges and universities. The bill: Prohibits Ohio public institutions of higher education from quarantining student expression into small, misleadingly labeled “ free speech zones” and...

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square A new national survey of 478 higher education institutions in the U.S. found that 9 in 10 restrict free speech in some capacity on campus but nearly half maintain policies that “impermissibly restrict online speech.” The study was conducted by FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to defending and sustaining the individual rights of students and faculty members at American colleges and...

CU Denver revises email policy, commits to upholding free speech Each month, FIRE highlights one restrictive policy at a college or university as our “Speech Code of the Month.” Because it’s far from an award to be proud of, FIRE encourages institutions with these policies to amend them quickly. However, our words often go unheeded, exposing the university or college to costly legal battles and chilling student expression.  But not all institutions are content with leaving bad policies o...

by Bethany Blankley, The Center Square  | December 14, 2020 11:00 AM Print this article A new national survey of 478 higher education institutions in the U.S. found that 9 in 10 restrict free speech in some capacity on campus but nearly half maintain policies that “impermissibly restrict online speech.” The study was conducted by FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to defending and susta...