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Politically driven show trials move from campus to culture Kenneth Marcus In The Trial of the Chicago 7, Aaron Sorkin’s award-winning 2020 legal drama, activist Abbie Hoffman urges lawyer William Kunstler to recognize that “this is a political trial that was already decided for us. Ignoring that reality is just weird to me.” Kunstler, who in real life was known as a master of political lawyering, disagrees with his Yippie client. Kunstler insists, “There are civil tria...

Young conservatives fear being ostracized on college campuses, where school officials may be imposing an environment that promotes liberal views while stifling conservative thought, according to Florida Republicans who are spearheading a legislative effort that they argue would protect “free speech” at the state’s public universities. Florida lawmakers are hardly the first in taking up […]

Young conservatives fear being ostracized on college campuses, where school officials may be imposing an environment that promotes liberal views while stifling conservative thought, according to...

Young conservatives fear being ostracized on college campuses, where school officials may be imposing an environment that promotes liberal views while s...

School will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

A group that describes itself as a defender of free speech has sued the University of Central Florida, saying the school has enacted rules that “restrain, deter, suppress, and punish speech” about political and social issues, particularly conservative viewpoints.

The Daily Signal contacted Twitter regarding Speech Firsts suspension. A Twitter spokesperson offered this vague explanation: “We permanently suspended the account referenced under our platform manipulation and spam policy and as part of a larger investigation.” (Photo Illustration: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/ LightRocket/Getty Images) The Twitter account for a national free speech organization has been suspended for allegedly violating Twitter’s rules, but the group’s president says ...

Contributor Emmanuel Ramirez discusses how the court decision to protect students' right to free speech and dismantle the Campus Climate Response Team was correct.

Forum Editors, Daisy Kielty and Maria Sailale, argue that UT needs to do more to protect its students from bias and discrimination as a result of dismantling the Campus Climate Response Team.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign rolled back its anti-free speech policies, which activists allegedly used to intimidate pro-Israel students, after facing legal pressure.