Move aside, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), there is a new free speech and First Amendment defender in town: the organization formerly known as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is rebranding as…
Topic: FIRE
Ilya Shapiro resigns from Georgetown University
After a 122-day investigation into his tweets, Ilya Shapiro resigned as senior lecturer and executive director of Georgetown University Law Center’s Center for the Constitution. Georgetown University, a private Catholic university run by Jesuits, had…
Georgetown University suspends legal scholar over Supreme Court tweet
Georgetown University placed a newly-hired law professor on leave after one of his social media posts led to an outcry from leftists on social media and on its college campus. Ilya Shapiro, a former legal…
College Students at Notre Dame Push for Blocking Pornography on WiFi
A group of students at the University of Notre Dame are pushing for the university to block pornography on its internet wireless network.
LIU: Gun-Free or Thought-Free?
Apparently, some university administrators are not content with just making their campus a gun-free zone.
Rutgers Professor Violated School Policy
James Livingston, the white Rutgers historian who obscenely tweeted about how much he hates white people, has been found in violation of school policy by the university.
KU Takes Down Desecrated American Flag
But don’t expect other universities to follow suit.
McAdams Vindicated
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided against Marquette University in its ongoing legal battle with John McAdams, the professor it fired for publicly rebuking a graduate assistant for forcing her opinions on her class.
Universities in Denial of Due Process
The good news is that students are not quite as ignorant of their constitutional rights as we’ve thought. The bad news is that most universities don’t want them to have any.
RPI Shuts Down Students With Eminent Domain
Actually, it was the rent-a-cops at Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute who tried practicing law without a license. The ABA should be up in arms.