Public Education
Speech control? Massachusetts elementary schools ban students from talking about weapons(Daily Caller News Foundation) – When school starts in Somerset, Massachusetts next week, elementary students will face a new rule that bans any talk or gestures of weapons, according… Read More
Free Speech
Rules for 2024 election discourse online likely to be set starting with hearing in Missouri v. Biden lawsuit ThursdayMissouri and Louisiana have set out to prove the Biden administration has been illegally censoring conservative speech. On Thursday, they’re going to court to put a stop to… Read More
Courts
Cake shop appeals to Colorado Supreme Court after web designer wins free speech SCOTUS caseA cake shop is filing an appeal in its religious liberty case, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found a web designer could not be forced to… Read More
Free Speech, Missouri
Judge blocks Biden administration from colluding with Big Tech social media, in staggering injunction sought by Missouri, LouisianaA federal judge Tuesday blocked the Biden administration from content-related contact with social media firms, as part of Missouri’s lawsuit alleging the government colluded with the companies to impede… Read More
Free Speech, Opinion
Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling protecting a Christian web designer from government-imposed speech is crucial – but also alarmingOnce again the U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a landmark First Amendment ruling, protecting a Christian web designer from being forced to create sites that violate her religious views. Read More
Courts
Supreme Court rules enticing illegal immigration isn’t protected speech(The Center Square) – Enticing illegal immigration isn’t protected free speech, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.In United States v Hansen, in a 7-2 vote, the court on Friday… Read More
Free Speech
‘We should all be frightened’: landmark Missouri lawsuit over Biden’s ‘Orwellian’ censorship has judge’s full attentionA judge’s first crucial ruling is expected any time. But Missouri’s lawsuit fighting back against the Biden administration’s hectoring of Big Tech to censor conservative speech already has “landmark… Read More
Free Speech
University’s transgender debate security fees charged to conservative hosts called unconstitutional(The Center Square) – Free speech attorneys sent a letter this week to University of Pittsburgh officials defending the organizers of a transgender-issues debate that ignited a campus… Read More
Culture
High school valedictorian goes viral for speaking about her Christian faith in the wake of losing her momA South Carolina high school valedictorian’s speech has gone viral on social media after she dared to talk about her faith in God. At Woodmont High School’s commencement… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit claims Colorado, Denver laws on ‘sidewalk counseling’ unconstitutional(The Center Square) – Colorado and the cities of Englewood and Denver face a lawsuit for a law and its enforcement regarding speech outside of abortion clinics. Wendy… Read More
Free Speech
Retiring professor in Kansas City area claims his free speech rights were restricted over political views(The Sentinel) — Frank Syracuse, who recently retired after 32 years at Johnson County Community College(JCCC) in suburban Kansas City, laments what he sees as a lack of… Read More
Culture
Critics say ‘woke’ agendas are now killing high school debateA growing number of critics are warning that censorship, which is part and parcel of the “woke” political agenda, is now a danger to high school debate. “Left-wing… Read More
Culture
New York professor shouts profanities at pro-life students, calls them ‘violent’ before knocking their pamphlets to the floorA viral video shows a New York professor unleashing a profanity-laced tirade against two students sharing pro-life literature, claiming their table was “violent” and a… Read More
Courts
SCOTUS to decide if public officials such as school board members can block critics on social media(The Sentinel) – Free speech rights in the era of social media are on the docket in the U.S. Supreme Court as justices consider whether public officials can restrict… Read More
Culture
Riley Gaines details assault by trans activists who kept her barricaded for hoursNCAA champion swimmer Riley Gaines detailed the attack by trans activists that resulted in her being barricaded in a classroom for hours after she gave a speech at a… Read More
Culture
‘Intolerant and hostile’: Pro-life students faced unprecedented amount of free speech hurdles post-Roe(Daily Caller) – Students for Life of America (SFLA) college chapters faced an unprecedented number of free speech violations during the 2022-2023 academic year, according to its recent report. Read More
Culture
DHS ‘misinformation’ panel dismissed concerns over speech crackdown as ‘bad faith’(Daily Caller) – Members of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisory committee on combating “misinformation” privately cast critics of their work, including those who raised the alarm over… Read More
Culture
Protesters shut down traffic intersection after university refuses to cancel conservative speakersTransgender activists unsuccessfully protested conservative speakers at a Pennsylvania college, claiming the speaking events endangered students.One of the speakers was Riley Gaines, an NCAA swimmer who competed against… Read More
Culture
University removes anti-racism code of conduct after allegations of free speech violation(Daily Caller) – The University of Utah Department of Communication appears to have removed its Anti-Racism Code of Conduct from its website, according to its no-longer functioning webpage.The… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Intimidating parents into silence’: Garland’s FBI order on school meetings had ‘chilling’ effect, attorney testifies(Daily Caller) – Attorney General Merrick Garland’s order directing the FBI to “use its authority” on people who protested at school board meetings led to “intimidating parents into silence,”… Read More