Free Speech
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'Kangaroo court' tribunal fines school board member $750,000 for opposing gender ideology
Human Rights Tribunal orders Barry Neufeld to pay LGBTQ-identified educators for "injury to their dignity, feelings, and self-respect," prompting petition by would-be Conservative leader. Gender-critical nurse kicked out of her union.
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Cops arrest preacher after crowd assaults him for anti-LGBTQ sign, he appeals judge who approved it
President George W. Bush nominee claimed "heckler's veto doctrine" doesn't exist, told jury that censorship motivated by desire to "promote public order" doesn't violate First Amendment, appeals court hears.
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School district pays $650,000 to Christian teacher fired for refusing preferred pronouns: lawyers
New SCOTUS precedent on religious accommodations revived John Kluge's Title VII lawsuit against Indiana school district, prompting settlement before trial this spring.
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California university investigates Iran-born professor for showing students Muhammad art
Already under fire for letting protesters attack NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, SFSU faces scrutiny for allegedly unconstitutional "discrimination" investigation of scholar Maziar Behrooz.
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University president who put 'respect' for Muslim students over academic freedom will resign
Hamline faculty voted no confidence in President Fayneese Miller after she refused to renew an art professor's contract for showing Muslim-authorized Muhammad depictions in voluntary lesson.
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Stanford Law accreditation, required courses under scrutiny after students shut down judge
"It is no wonder that Stanford Law School is producing such boorish students, with no understanding of the First Amendment," former Justice Department official says.
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Louisiana Rep. says censorship is a concern for all Americans, promises accountability
Rep. Johnson says that accountability is coming for government censors
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US Judge gives a lecture on free speech at Notre Dame after being shouted down at Stanford
A law professor at Notre Dame told the students to be respectful of the Trump-appointed judge who spoke there.
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College wants to fire professor for 'dishonesty' of different opinions
Statement of charges made public in professor's First Amendment retaliation lawsuit. His lawyer calls it "an open war on whistleblower protections."
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Stanford Law hides identities of students who shut down conservative judge
Sen. Ted Cruz and law professor ask bar admission authorities to intervene, but Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression praises dean's letter to campus community as "tour de force" in defense of free speech. .
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Saudi Arabia releases 72-year-old US citizen sentenced to 19 years for tweets critical of kingdom
Saudi Arabia has not acknowledged Almadi's release, but it is normal for the kingdom to pardon inmates before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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Doctor who helped halt COVID 'misinformation' law sues Stanford for punishing 'political activity'
University didn't care he was violating booster mandate — and doesn't enforce it on others — until his activism against mandates got too prominent, suit says.
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Black 'whitesplaining'? DEI dogma prompts legal threats from ideologically disparate legal groups
Community college says it's ditching DEI faculty director, who challenges "critical social justice orthodoxy" and claims retaliation, because she's not collegial enough.