'Profoundly Chilling': Why Free Speech Group Accuses Iowa State Univ. of Censoring Students
Higher Education,Iowa State University,Censorship,Iowa,Schools,Free Speech
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The political spotlight is focused on Iowa right now as it will hold the nation's first presidential contest in less than a month. One of the state's leading universities is being accused of threatening its students' freedom of speech when it comes to politics and candidates.
Iowa State University insists it doesn't censor speech, but the First Amendment defense group Speech First says ISU does censor in several ways, including denying use of email on campus to support any candidate or ballot initiative.
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