Free Speech
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Colleges that protect free speech exceed those that 'clearly' don't, first time in 19-year study
Dartmouth gets back its "green light" rating, only Ivy League school whose policies "do not seriously imperil free expression" in free speech group's annual rankings. Upper Midwest dominates most censorious public colleges.
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'Creeping collectivism': Appeals court upholds ideological mandate on doctors to keep licenses
Dr. Azadeh Khatibi's lawyers warn "there is little to stop governments around the country from compelling continuing education instructors in any trade or profession to profess all manner of controversial state-endorsed topics."
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Lawsuit: Profanity-laced protest constitutionally protected
This week, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, filed a lawsuit against the city of Allentown and two of its officers on behalf of Phil Rishel, alleging they violated his First Amendment rights.
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Free speech on 2024 ballot because entrenched disinformation policing infrastructure, analyst says
The warning comes as the censorship industry has found itself on the defensive recently after scrutiny ramped up efforts to police nebulously-defined mis- and disinformation online.
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Devin Nunes says Zuckerberg has a 'get out of jail free card' after participating in censorship
Nunes said that if a Republican tried to do what Zuckerberg did, they would likely be investigated for federal crimes.
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Mark Zuckerberg admits Biden administration 'pressured' Facebook to censor Americans
Zuckerberg explained that the Biden administration pressured his team for months in 2021 to censor "certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire, and expressed a lot of frustration with our team when we didn't agree."
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Academic freedom group blesses academic boycotts in 'context' of Israel war, calls GOP 'fascist'
American Association of University Professors undergoes similar evolution as ACLU, which is also losing one of its few remaining free-speech hawks. Former AAUP president says group is "parroting long-discredited" BDS claim, but contemporary accuses him of "incoherent rant."
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Censorship-industrial complex suffers setback under Musk suit, but critics say he'll 'lose the war'
"What Congress can do next is cut those billions in federal contracts and condition their reinstatement on removing those censorship filters," former Trump State official says.
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Public college pays censored students $330,000, changes policies to protect officials from liability
State Center Community College District officials will undergo annual First Amendment training and have to show materials to lawyers who sued on behalf of Young Americans for Freedom members.
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Professor fired after questioning social justice funding gets $2.4M settlement from college
Federal judge had greenlit related First Amendment lawsuit against diversity, equity and inclusion rules last fall. Parties were awaiting ruling by administrative law judge on Matthew Garrett's firing.
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Censored professors notch wins in legal fights over DEI dogma, depictions of Prophet Muhammad
University of Oregon tried to dismiss claim by sending $20 in the mail, because professor asked for symbolic $17.91 in nominal damages. Catholic college receives legal threat for firing professor over Trump assassination post.
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'Egregiously wrong' again? SCOTUS urged to junk precedent widely used to suppress pro-life speech
After a quarter-century of prohibiting pro-lifers from getting within 8 feet of people entering abortion facilities, blessed by SCOTUS and copied nationwide, Colorado bans pro-life apparel in Capitol, drawing legal threat.
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Censorship noose tightens across West with Biden White House, Trudeau's Canada, EU bureaucrat moves
The White House recently appointed a censorship advocate to the office known for repeatedly giving marching orders to social media platforms on content the White House dislikes.