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Mar 20 2024
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NH House takes up bills related to free speech in schools
Since the mask debates of COVID-19, New Hampshire schools have become fervent battlegrounds for ideological debates around race, sexuality and gender identity. And last Thursday’s House session was no exception. Over a series of floor votes, Republicans and Democrats sparred over bills that would affect how teachers are allowed to talk about systemic oppression, how schools must deal with
Seacoast OnlineMar 28 2024
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Trump’s team tries to toss out Georgia case on free-speech grounds
Former President Donald Trump was exercising his First Amendment rights when he contested the 2020 election results, his lawyer said Thursday as the marquee racketeering case got back on track in Georgia after lead prosecutor Fani Willis’ dating life nearly derailed it. Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Steve Sadow, is trying to get the indictment dismissed by arguing the ex-president engaged in protected
Washington TimesMar 18 2024
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Supreme Court hears free speech case that united the NRA and the ACLU
The Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a case in which the National Rifle Association accused a former New York state official of improperly pressuring banks and insurers to cut ties with the gun-rights group after the Parkland, Fla., high school massacre in 2018. Cut through the 2024 election noise. Get The Campaign Moment newsletter. The case could have significant implications for
Washington PostApr 01 2024
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U. Maryland president: Pro-Palestinian protesters shouting down lawmaker is ‘free speech’
University of Maryland President Darryll Pines defended pro-Palestinian protesters who shouted down a Democrat congressman while he was giving a guest lecture about democracy on campus. Pines ended U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin’s talk early due to repeated interruptions; later, he described the protesters’ actions as “free speech,” according to the Maryland Reporter. “What you saw play out actually
The College FixApr 04 2024
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Georgia judge rejects Trump bid to dismiss election interference charges on free speech grounds
A Georgia judge on Thursday denied a bid by former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the state election interference to dismiss the charges on First Amendment grounds. In a 14-page ruling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said their right to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election did not protect them from the charges that District Attorney Fani
NBC News (Online)Mar 20 2024
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Jewish lawmakers aim to compel California universities to enforce free speech policies
SACRAMENTO — After protesters shut down a talk by an Israeli speaker at UC Berkeley last month, Jewish lawmakers on Wednesday announced a new bill to require public California colleges and universities to safeguard free speech. The bill would require the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges to update and enforce student codes of conduct to ban
San Francisco ChronicleDec 14 2023
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Colleges grapple with guarding free speech, condemning hate speech
Presidents of some of the nation’s top universities faced grilling from Congress over reports of antisemitism on campus in a hearing that illustrated the challenges schools face when balancing free speech with protecting students.
Former University of Pennsylvania President Liz McGill has already resigned over her responses. Harvard issued a statement backing President Claudine Gay even
NewsNationApr 11 2024
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Nearly 5,000 want Kyle Rittenhouse event at Kent State canceled; university backs free speech
Petitions: Rittenhouse ‘controversial figure’ who evokes university’s ‘history of acts of gun violence’ Two online petitions call for canceling an upcoming Kyle Rittenhouse event at Kent State University, arguing the event is insensitive in light of the school’s history with “gun violence.” They have garnered nearly 5,000 signatures in recent weeks. The petitions also accuse Rittenhouse of “
The College FixMar 25 2024
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Georgia judge sets hearing to consider dismissing Trump case on free speech grounds
A Georgia judge has set a Thursday hearing to consider dismissing a conspiracy case against Donald on First Amendment grounds. On Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ordered the hearing for March 28. McAfee is expected to consider motions from Donald Trump and other defendants in an election interference case. Trump's motion asked the court to dismiss the case based on his
Raw StoryMar 16 2024
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China accuses US of suppressing free speech as TikTok bill moves forward
China accused the United States of suppressing free speech in a newly published report, saying “freedom of speech in the United States is one for domestic politicians and interest groups, and another for ordinary people.”
The U.S. “often manipulates international public opinion” to “maintain its hegemony,” the report from the country’s Foreign Ministry alleged, saying the country uses
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