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Apr 15 2024
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California valedictorian will no longer give graduation speech over 'alarming' discussion
The University of Southern California said its valedictorian will no longer deliver a graduation speech this year, citing "substantial risks relating to security" over social media chatter surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict. The Los Angeles school revealed that Asna Tabassum, a fourth-year student from Chino Hills, California, was selected as the valedictorian and would give a speech
"USA Today" ContributorApr 18 2024
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A commencement speech unspoken: USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum earned the right to speak
New York Daily NewsApr 14 2024
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Salman Rushdie decries free speech "censorship" pushes by progressives and conservatives
Salman Rushdie said the U.S. faces a "bad moment" for free speech, with censorship pushes coming from the left and right of politics. The big picture: In his first major TV interview since the stabbing onstage in New York that nearly killed him, the British-American author told CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview airing Sunday "there seems to be a kind of growing orthodoxy, particularly amongst
AxiosFeb 02 2020
Interactive Debate
Should Hate Speech Be Legally Protected?
The right to freedom of speech is a venerable one, dating back to 6th Century Greece. It is found in the 17th Century English Bill of Rights, it was fought for during the French Revolution, and it is now enshrined in the 19th Article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But despite this proud history it is widely agreed that this right is not absolute. Some restrictions are hardly
KialoApr 17 2024
Analysis
Is it safety or censorship? USC cancels valedictorian speech over Israel-Hamas protests.
The University of Southern California canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian who has publicly supported Palestinians, citing security concerns, a rare decision that was praised by several pro-Israel groups and lambasted by free speech advocates and the country’s largest Muslim civil rights organization.
Andrew T. Guzman, provost and senior vice president for academic
Christian Science MonitorApr 15 2024
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Mayor hosts forum to combat antisemitism and other forms of hate, but some invitees skip meeting
Mayor Brandon Johnson hosted a roundtable on antisemitism with local Jewish and political leaders Monday, but some of those invited skipped the event, saying they wanted the city to take real action The forum, held just a week before the Passover holiday, came as antisemitic flyers were found last week in Lincoln Park with a substance that resembled rat poison. Flyers had been found earlier in
Chicago Sun-TimesApr 16 2024
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Pro-Palestinian valedictorian speaks out after USC cancels commencement speech
Asna Tabassum - USC's 2024 valedictorian who has come under fire for her pro-Palestinian views - is speaking out after the university canceled her commencement speech, citing safety concerns. Asna Tabassum - USC's 2024 valedictorian who has come under fire for her pro-Palestinian views - is speaking out after the university canceled her commencement speech, citing safety concerns. Asna
ABC 7 Los AngelesApr 18 2024
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National Lawyers Guild stands by claim protesting at Berkeley dean’s house is free speech
Berkeley dean responds: ‘No First Amendment right to use my house or yours for speech’ The National Lawyers Guild is defending a pro-Palestinian student’s assertions she exercised her First Amendment rights when she interrupted a private dinner party at the home of University of California at Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky last week. The student, Malak Afaneh, stood up and began
The College FixAug 02 2023
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Democrats call out Musk’s lawsuit against researchers, hate speech on X
Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, is facing pressure from Democrats over the proliferation of hate speech on the platform and the company’s efforts to push back on a group researching the hateful content on the site. Reps. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sent Musk a letter Tuesday slamming the company’s “hostile stance” toward a group
The Hill