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
Culture, Public Education
Bill regarding gender pronouns headed to Gov. Burgum’s desk in North Dakota(The Center Square) – The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that makes using transgender student pronouns optional for teachers.Senate Bill 2231 would also… Read More
Free Speech
Diversity, equity and inclusion bureaucracies worsen free speech on campus, study shows(Daily Caller) – Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies on college campuses are correlated with more liberal students on campus and greater discomfort while expressing opinions outside the classroom,… Read More
Public Education
ACLU opposes free speech, scientific exchange over intelligent design in West Virginia schoolsThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took a stand against free speech, opposing a West Virginia bill that would make the teaching of intelligent design in public schools constitutional. Read More
Culture
Half of professors believe diversity statements ‘violate academic freedom,’ survey finds(Daily Caller) – Half of university professors disapprove of universities mandating that applicants submit diversity statements during the hiring process, a new survey released Tuesday by the Foundation for… Read More
Culture
UW free speech survey: Half of students afraid to speak, third of students want restrictions(The Center Square) – There’s not a lot of confidence about free speech on University of Wisconsin campuses.The university released the results of its free speech survey on… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Tulsa Public School Board shuts down parent commentsParents who want to speak before the Tulsa Public School Board (TPS) must first get approval from the school board’s lawyers,reports KTUL TV news. District parent Kathy McDonald… Read More
Public Education
Community member removed by police for trying to speak out against school board’s speech policy(Daily Caller) – Police removed a community member who tried to utilize the public comment period of a Pennsylvania school board meeting to discuss its speech policy, a free… Read More
Courts, Culture
Former Virginia Tech women’s soccer star sues coach for trying to make her kneel during National AnthemA former women’s soccer star at Virginia Tech is suing her coach after she says she was forced off the team for refusing to kneel during the National Anthem. Read More
Culture
Vast majority of colleges have at least one policy that violates free speech, watchdog finds(Daily Caller) – An overwhelming majority of colleges in the United States have at least one speech code that violates students’ free speech rights, according to watchdog group Foundation… Read More
Courts
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Colorado case pitting speech rights v. minority groups’ rights(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments starting next week in what could be a landmark case centered on a Colorado small business… Read More
Big Tech
Apple and Biden are both out to censor speech in the United States and China, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley warnsThe Biden administration and Apple Inc. have been caught in alarming and elaborate schemes to censor speech here and abroad, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley says. Apple recently made… Read More
Public Education
KS Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall resigns KU teaching position over university’s free speech failures(The Sentinel) – Just over a month after an associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Law labeled a speech that had yet to be given “hate… Read More
Big Tech
Pressure builds on Apple over Twitter dispute, ‘crackdown’ on Chinese protesters(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is pressing Apple CEO Tim Cook about his relationship with China and Apple’s “speech control” policies in the U.S. Read More
Big Tech
DeSantis blasts Apple in dispute over Elon Musk, Twitter(The Center Square) – Elon Musk says Twitter may now be removed from the Apple App store, prompting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to defend the social media company. Read More