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Case Archive Albertson College of Idaho: Speech Code Repeal Albright College: Assault on Academic Freedom to Criticize Administration American University: Denial of Right to Videotape Public Events Appalachian State University: Speech Code Repeal Arizona State University: Racial Restrictions on Class Enrollment (2002) Arizona State University: Racial Restrictions on Class Enrollment (2005) Ashland University: Professor Denied Tenure Because of Objectivist Scholarship Ball State University: Threat to Religous Group’s Freedom of Association Bellevue Community College: Professor Punished for "Racially Insensitive" Exam Question Bennington College: Termination of Professor Without a Hearing Brandeis University: Professor Found Guilty of Harassment for Protected Speech Brandeis University: Refusal to Provide Due Process to Person Accused of Sex Offense Brooklyn College: Administrative Attempt to Stop Academic Freedom Resolution Brooklyn College: Possible Investigation of Professor's Expression Brown University: Wrongful Suspension of Religious Student Group Bucks County Community College: Ideological Loyalty Oath for Professors California Institute of Integral Studies: Assault on Professor's Academic Freedom California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly): Use of Disruption Claim to Suppress Free Speech California State University at San Bernardino: Refusal to Recognize Christian Group Catholic University of America: Rejection of Campus NAACP Chapter Central Connecticut State University: Controversy Over Newspaper Cartoon Central Michigan University: Abridgement of Freedom to Display Patriotic Symbols Central Michigan University: Student Group's Freedom of Association Under Attack Central Washington University: Student Group Faces De-funding for Protected Expression Century College: Censorship of Mohammed Cartoons Citrus College: Compulsory Anti-War Speech Citrus College: Speech Code Litigation City University of New York: Administrative Attempts to Suppress Faculty Speech Claremont University Consortium: Free Speech Silenced by Administrators Clemson University: Free Speech Zone Suspended College of the Holy Cross: Abridgement of Freedom to Display Patriotic Symbols College of William and Mary: Suppression of Affirmative Action Bake Sale Colorado College: Students Found Guilty for Satirical Flyer Colorado State University: Student Editor on Trial for Protected Speech Colorado State University: Students Fight for Rights to Free Speech and Assembly Columbia Law School: Threat to Punish Professor for ‘Hostile Environment’ Due to Exam Question Columbia University: Faculty Academic Freedom Debate Columbia University: Hockey Club Punished for 'Offensive' Flyer Columbia University: Ideological Litmus Tests at Teachers College Columbia University: Violation of Due Process Rights in Sexual Misconduct Policy Craven Community College: Attempt to Establish Administrative Control over Student Newspaper CSWE: Political Litmus Tests at Schools of Social Work Dartmouth College: Abolition of Speech Code DePaul University: Censorship of Student Group Protesting Ward Churchill DePaul University: Professor Suspended for Expression Without Due Process DePaul University: Shutdown of Affirmative Action Bake Sale Protest Duke University: Administrative Ban on Faculty Member’s Website Florida International University: Racial and Ethnic Restrictions for Class Enrollment Forsyth Technical Community College: Dismissal of Professor for Criticizing Iraq War George Mason University: Unconstitutional Policies and Suppression of Dissent George Washington University: Secret Informer Line George Washington University: Violation of Due Process Rights in Sexual Misconduct Policy Georgetown University: Student Newspaper’s Censorship of Columnist Gettysburg College: Unjust Sexual Misconduct Policy Glendale Community College: Professor Sanctioned for Sending E-Mail Gonzaga University: Censorship of ‘Hate Speech’ Gonzaga University: Refusal to Recognize Christian Pro-Life Club Governors State University: Censorship of Student Newspaper Grand Valley State University: Suppression of Affirmative Action Bake Sale Hamline University: Student Suspended after Advocating Concealed Carry on Campus Hampton University: Gay and Lesbian Student Group Denied Recognition Without Explanation Hampton University: Punishment of Students for Literature Distribution Harvard University: Denial of Due Process for Student Acquitted of Criminal Charges Harvard University: Due Process Debate Harvard University: Proposed Speech Codes Harvard University: Threat to Discipline Student Newspaper Staff for Publishing Satirical Cartoon Indian River Community College: Ban on ‘The Passion of the Christ’ and Repression of Free Speech Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis: Student employee found guilty of 'racial harassment' for reading a book Indiana University South Bend: Student Sanctioned for 'Vagina Monologues' Interview Johns Hopkins University: Disciplining of Professor for Pro-War Remarks Johns Hopkins University: Student Punished for Party Invitation Johns Hopkins University: Viewpoint Discrimination Against Student Newspaper Lake Superior State University: Veteran Professor Ordered to Remove Posted Materials from Office Door Lakeland Community College: Disciplining of Professor for Religious Speech Le Moyne College: Dismissal of Student for Dissenting Views Le Moyne College: Dismissal of Student Newspaper Adviser Lehigh University: Refusal to Permit Patriotic Displays Louisiana State University: Threat to Muslim Group’s Freedom of Association Macomb Community College: Censorship of Professor’s Classroom Speech Marquette University: Political Quote Banned from Office Door Marshall University: Racially Restricted Orientation Classes Marywood University: Censorship of Mohammed Cartoon Michigan State University: Group Charged for Showing Controversial Film Michigan State University: Program of Thought Reform Milwaukee School of Engineering: Threat to Christian Group’s Freedom of Association Missouri State University (Formerly Southwest Missouri State): Assault on Press Freedom Mohammed Cartoon Controversy: FIRE Response to Intimidation and Newspaper Disputes Montclair State University: Student Group Faces De-funding for Protected Expression Monterey Peninsula College: Ideological Litmus Loyalty Oath for Professors NCATE: Encouragement of Political Litmus Tests in Higher Education New York University: Suppression of Discussion of Mohammed Cartoons Northeastern Illinois University: Suppression of Affirmative Action Bake Sale Occidental College: Use of Harassment Charges to Suppress Protected Speech Ohio State University: Refusal to Allow Religious Clubs to Decide Membership Based on Religious Belief Orange Coast College: Suspension of Professor Without a Hearing for Political Science Lecture Pace University: Christian Student Organization Denied Recognition Pennsylvania House of Representatives Select Committee on Student Academic Freedom Pennsylvania State University: Charges of ‘Discrimination’ Due to Religious Language in Club Constitution Pennsylvania State University: Disciplining of Professor for Pro-War Remarks Phi Beta Kappa: Member Institutions' Speech Codes Princeton University: Refusal to Recognize Religious Group Purdue University: Refusal to Allow Christian Women’s Group to Require Christian Membership Rhode Island College: Punishment of Professor for Refusal to Censor Speech Rhode Island College: Violation of Student’s Freedom of Conscience Rutgers University: Refusal to Allow Christian Clubs to Require Christian Leadership Saint Cloud State University: Thought Reform and Suppression of Free Speech Saint Louis Community College: Student Punished for E-mailing Classmates Saint Xavier University: Reprimand of Professor for Anti-Military Comments San Diego State University: Censorship of Pro-American Student Speech San Francisco State University: Speech Codes Litigation San Francisco State University: Students Investigated for Stepping on Flags San José/Evergreen Community College District: Professor Fired for Protected Classroom Speech Seminole Community College: Refusal to Allow Student to Distribute Literature Shaw University: Severe Punishment for Criticizing Administration Shippensburg University: Speech Code Litigation Southern Illinois University at Carbondale: Derecognition of Christian Law School Group State College Area School District: Speech Code Court Decision State University of New York at Brockport: Speech Code Litigation State University of New York at Fredonia: Professor Punished for Public Expression Stetson University: Viewpoint-Based Censorship of Student Magazine Suffolk County Community College: Abuse of Harassment and Intimidation Charges to Silence Student Journalist Temple University: Speech Code Litigation Texas Tech University: Speech Code Litigation Troy University: Speech Code Litigation Tufts University: Conservative Student Journal Investigated for Harassment Tufts University: Refusal to Allow Evangelical Christian Club to Reject Homosexual Leadership Tufts University: Speech Code Controversy Tufts University: Use of Sexual Harassment Allegations to Suppress Protected Speech University of Alabama: Attempt to Limit Freedom of Speech and Right to Petition University of Alabama: Ban on Window Displays University of Alabama: Disparate Treatment of Conservative Organizations University of Alabama: Faculty Senate ‘Hate Speech’ Resolution University of Alaska: Investigation of Protected Speech University of California at Berkeley: Newspaper Theft University of California at Irvine: Suppression of Affirmative Action Bake Sale University of California at Los Angeles: Controversial Student Event Cancelled University of California at San Diego: Censorship of Student Satire Magazine University of California at Santa Barbara: Attempt to Stop Website from Using Letters ‘UCSB’ University of California at Santa Barbara: Censorship of Student Thesis University of Central Florida: Censorship of Internet Speech University of Central Florida: Speech Quarantined to 'Free Assembly Areas' University of Colorado at Boulder: Disciplinary Hearing Allowing Accuser to Judge Accused University of Colorado at Boulder: Investigation of Professor for Controversial Essay University of Colorado at Boulder: Suppression of Affirmative Action Bake Sale University of Delaware: Students Required to Undergo Ideological Reeducation University of Florida: Reaffirmation of Right to Show Documentary University of Georgia: Restriction on Fraternities’ Free Speech Rights University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Student Investigated for Facebook.com Comments About School Mascot Debate University of Massachusetts at Amherst: Refusal to Permit Pro-War Speech University of Massachusetts at Amherst: Suppression of ‘Racist’ Speech University of Miami: Refusal to Approve Conservative Student Group University of Nevada at Reno: Unconstitutional Free Speech Zone Policy University of New Hampshire: Eviction of Student for Posting Flier University of New Mexico: Censorship of Professor After Joking About Pentagon Attack University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Denial of Freedom of Association for Christian Fraternity University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Refusal to Allow Christian Clubs to Require Christian Leadership University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Punishment of Free Speech Protestors University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Review of Speech Codes University of North Carolina at Wilmington: Invasion of Professor’s Privacy and Suppression of Speech University of North Carolina System: State of the First Amendment University of Oklahoma: Plot to Punish Professor for Political Beliefs, Whistleblowing University of Oklahoma: Use of Sexual Harassment Allegations to Suppress Protected Speech University of Oregon: Derecognition of Student Group for ‘Offensive’ Publication University of Rhode Island: Student Senate Attempts to Compel Speech University of South Carolina: Mandated Orthodoxy in the Classroom University of South Florida: The ‘Heckler’s Veto’ University of Southern California: Censorship of Performance and Protest University of Virginia: Lack of Due Process During Honor Code Investigations University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire: Ban on RAs’ Leading Bible Studies University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire: Unconstitutional Student Fee Funding Amendment University of Wisconsin at La Crosse: Censorship of Student Magazine Valdosta State University: Student Expelled for Peacefully Protesting Parking Garages Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech): Ban on Certain Viewpoints and Requirement of Prior Approval for Speech Washington State University: Administrative Support for Heckler’s Veto of Student Play Washington State University: Use of Dispositions Theory to Enforce Ideological Orthodoxy Washington University: Mandatory University Viewpoint West Virginia University: Limit on Speech to Campus ‘Free Speech Zones’ William Paterson University: Punishment on Harassment Charges for Response to Mass E-Mail Williams College: Suppression of Freedom of Association by Nondiscrimination Policy Wilson College: Student Internet Expression Under Attack Yale University: Suppression of Pro-War Speech ‘Lyle v. Warner Brothers Television Productions et al.’: Lawsuit Threatening Expansion of Sexual Harassment Codes
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