Free Speech
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In DEI mandate lawsuit, California colleges won't promise to protect conservative faculty speech
At 9th Circuit hearing, community college system and local district are wary of disavowing they'll enforce policies against outspoken history professor after firing his colleague in yearslong battle between conservatives, progressives.
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Vermont backs off pro-life pregnancy centers to end suit, Illinois centers petition appeals court
Green Mountain State lawmakers eliminate "limited-services pregnancy centers" from deceptive advertising law after federal judge largely sided with pro-lifers a year ago. Ruling upholding abortion referral mandate is "paradoxical."
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Education Department says ban on Native American logos, mascots violated federal civil rights law
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said an investigation revealed that two New York state agencies violated federal civil rights law by banning Native American-inspired mascots and logos. The department's investigation, unveiled Friday,
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Conservative professor threatens lawsuit over suspension as free speech disputes rage on campuses
Penn did not punish blood libel against Jews, tacit call for second Holocaust, celebration of CEO's murder, Amy Wax's lawyer says. LSU squeezed between GOP governor, free speech group on professor who slurred Trump-voting students.
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Censorship empire strikes back with UN disinformation declaration, German charges for memes
Small Canadian town without a flagpole forced to pay LGBTQ group $15,000 for refusing to announce Pride month, fly rainbow flag.
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READERS' CHOICE: Top 5 stories on Just the News this week
The five most-read stories on Just the News for the week of 11/24-11/29
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Rumble sues California over new pair of laws requiring platforms to restrict user speech
The streaming platform argues that California’s new anti-deepfake laws will cause censorship of political speech.
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Colorado pays $1.5M to artist who refused to make same-sex wedding site after her SCOTUS win
Lorie Smith faced threats for nearly seven years from the Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
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'Censorship cartel' on its heels as Trump appointees, litigation crack open alleged conspiracy
Federal judge grants further legal discovery into censorship pressure after SCOTUS setback this summer while censored journalist discloses "as close to a smoking gun as we could hope to find now."
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Free speech for students disappears if SCOTUS doesn't protect 'Only Two Genders' shirt: groups
"Let's Go Brandon," pro-life expression, "Don't Tread on Me" endangered as well, SCOTUS hears in friend-of-the-court briefs. If transgender students mature enough to choose medical interventions, why not to hear disagreement?
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University of Oregon bans 'offensive' Halloween costumes, gets slapped with legal warning
"College students have a right to enjoy the holiday without being haunted by the specter of censorship," Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression says.
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Deion's Prime Time: Warnings on locker room prayer, silent street evangelism foreshadow lawsuits
University of Colorado faces tug-of-war between dueling legal groups over its famous coach's fondness for religious expression in team settings. South Carolina town defends permit process to hold Christian signs on public sidewalks.
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Education secretary censors mom on X for showing he supports 'pornography in school': lawsuit
Nicole Solas is a lightning rod in Rhode Island, and she suspects Miguel Cardona singled her out on X "because of her high profile, her reputation among people interested in this debate, and her past activism on this issue."