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Topic: First Amendment
High school cheerleader’s Snapchat swearing case makes it to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court could soon see one of the more interesting free speech cases involving a high school student, her school’s cheerleading team coach, and her school district. Law and Crime suggested that the case…
Academic blasts College Free Speech Survey results
A College Free Speech Survey, co-authored by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), RealClearEducation, research firm College Pulse and the libertarian Charles Koch Institute, claimed to find that free speech protections at America’s…
‘No Safe Spaces’ Documentary Warns of Dangers Facing First Amendment Rights in America
The new documentary, “No Safe Spaces,” is a must-see for those interested in the decline of the First Amendment in American society and on college campuses. We watched the documentary and came away impressed by how it exposed the social-justice-warrior mentality of the Left.
University of Chicago Stands Behind Professor after N-Word Controversy
A law professor used the “n-word” in class as a part of teaching about constitutional law and the freedom of speech, and was criticized for it by students. The university stood behind him because it is free speech.
College Abandons ‘Free Speech Zone’ Policy after Settling Lawsuit
A community college in Los Angeles, California, agreed to disband its ‘free speech zones’ after a two-year lawsuit was settled.
Thanksgiving & The First Amendment
Here’s a fascinating bit of history: Thanksgiving and the first amendment are practically twins, passed within 24 hours of each other.
Texas Christian University Unhappy with Conservative Commentator over ‘Rape Culture’ Q&A
A conservative commentator on YouTube, Steven Crowder, upset Texas Christian University administrators over his most recent “Change My Mind” tour on whether “rape culture” exists. Crowder filmed it on a public sidewalk in front of the university.
Progressive Free Speech?
Free speech absolutists are getting nearly impossible to find on campuses, at least among the Left that dominates universities.
First Amendment Failures At Columbia
Few at Columbia University would object if you called them the best and the brightest, yet they are no more incandescent than the rest of the public when it comes to enumerating their first amendment freedoms.
Book Review
Book Review: America, Guns, and Freedom
As gun rights and gun control advocates, political surrogates, spokespeople, and groups contend over the future of the Second Amendment to the Constitution, Dr. Miguel Faria, Jr., M.D. published a book that gives extensive background,…
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