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Azhar Majeed

Azhar Majeed, a native of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, received a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in History from the University of Michigan in 2004. He is also a 2007 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. As an undergraduate, his academic interests included comparative constitutional law and political philosophy, particularly from the time period of the Enlightenment. During law school, Azhar represented the University of Michigan at the 2006 Tulane International Moot Court competition. Azhar was one of FIRE's inaugural Robert H. Jackson Legal Fellows and was also a FIRE legal intern in 2005.

Contributions

Articles

• "Defying the Constitution: The Rise, Persistence, And Prevalence Of Campus Speech Codes,"
  by Azhar Majeed, Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, November 18, 2009
• "The Misapplication of Peer Harassment Law on College and University Campuses and the Loss of Student Speech Rights,"
  by Azhar Majeed, The Journal of College and University Law, May 7, 2009
• "Book-reading IUPUI worker deserved better,"
  by Azhar Majeed, The Indianapolis Star, March 25, 2008
• "Playing a Dangerous Game,"
  by Greg Lukianoff and Azhar Majeed, Inside Higher Ed, September 2, 2005

Torch Posts

• "'Columbia Spectator' Examines Student Rights at Columbia,"
  by Azhar Majeed, March 11, 2010
• "Pope Center Report Reveals Threats to Free Speech at North Carolina's Universities,"
  by Azhar Majeed, February 18, 2010
• "Cornell University Assembly Votes to Pass Disputed Non-Discrimination Clause in Campus Code of Conduct,"
  by Azhar Majeed, February 11, 2010
• "President Obama to Nation's Universities: It's Time to Cut Costs,"
  by Azhar Majeed, January 29, 2010
• "'Cornell Daily Sun' Explores Important Freedom of Association Issue, Previews Upcoming Supreme Court Decision in 'Martinez',"
  by Azhar Majeed, January 20, 2010
• "Calling All Law Students: Apply Now for FIRE's Summer Legal Internship,"
  by Azhar Majeed, January 6, 2010
• "Another Year, Another Speech Code Falls in Court: 'Lopez v. Candaele,' 2009's Big Win, and What it Means Going Forward,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 30, 2009
• "Federal District Court in California Rejects Using 'Garcetti' to Dismiss Professor's First Amendment Claim in FIRE Case,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 21, 2009
• "FIRE Co-founder Harvey Silverglate Blogging on 'Volokh Conspiracy' All This Week,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 15, 2009
• "University of Michigan Student Assembly Does the Right Thing, Scraps Proposal to Lower Standard of Evidence,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 11, 2009
• "Nebraska 'Breach of the Peace' Case Reaches Oral Argument, Receives Local Media Attention,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 4, 2009
• "Tulane University Contemplates Adopting 'Preponderance of Evidence' Standard for Student Judiciary Affairs,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 2, 2009
• "Spotlight on Speech Codes at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities,"
  by Azhar Majeed, November 30, 2009
• "FIRE Legal Scholarship on Speech Codes Published in 'Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy',"
  by Azhar Majeed, November 18, 2009
• "University System of Maryland Regents Choose First Amendment, Reject Policy on Pornography ,"
  by Azhar Majeed, November 13, 2009
• "AAUP Report Recommends National and Local Responses to Legal Threat to Academic Freedom,"
  by Azhar Majeed, November 12, 2009
• "Victory for First Amendment on Campus: Federal Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against Free Speech Zone, Permitting 'Empty Holster' Protest,"
  by Azhar Majeed, November 6, 2009
• "Media Picks Up on Insanity at California’s Southwestern College ,"
  by Azhar Majeed, November 4, 2009
• "Yale Law Professor Misses the Point on Censorship of Political Cartoons,"
  by Azhar Majeed, October 16, 2009
• "Jytte Klausen, Author of 'The Cartoons That Shook the World,' Speaks at Yale and Confronts One of Her Censors,"
  by Azhar Majeed, October 2, 2009
• "FIRE's Will Creeley in 'Providence Journal',"
  by Azhar Majeed, September 23, 2009
• "Victory for Free Speech: Federal Court Rules That Injunction Against Speech Code Will Stand,"
  by Azhar Majeed, September 22, 2009
• "FIRE Celebrates National Constitution Day ,"
  by Azhar Majeed, September 17, 2009
• "Temple Student Newspaper Whitewashes Temple's Terrible Track Record on Student Speech,"
  by Azhar Majeed, September 8, 2009
• "Jessica Corry Weighs in on ‘HLR’ Case Comment at ‘Human Events’,"
  by Azhar Majeed, August 28, 2009
• "‘Chronicle’ Article Highlights Upcoming Book on Increased Campus Litigation,"
  by Azhar Majeed, August 26, 2009
• "Faculty Applicant at Iowa College of Law Files Suit Alleging Viewpoint Discrimination in Hiring ,"
  by Azhar Majeed, August 12, 2009
• "Victory for Freedom of Expression: University of Texas Permanently Suspends Window Posting Ban,"
  by Azhar Majeed, July 30, 2009
• "Forbes Magazine: Colleges Should Cut Down on Administrative Bureaucracy,"
  by Azhar Majeed, July 16, 2009
• "Student Newspaper Criticizes University Abuses of FERPA,"
  by Azhar Majeed, June 1, 2009
• "FIRE Legal Scholarship: Article on Misapplication of Peer Harassment Law Published in ‘Journal of College and University Law’,"
  by Azhar Majeed, May 7, 2009
• "FIRE Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear Student Freedom of Association Case,"
  by Azhar Majeed, April 30, 2009
• "Faculty at University of Michigan Advocate for Greater Speech Rights ,"
  by Azhar Majeed, March 11, 2009
• "Greg on ‘Huffington Post’: Michigan State Still Has Work to Do,"
  by Azhar Majeed, February 6, 2009
• "FIRE’s 2009 ‘Spotlight’ Report: Not News?,"
  by Azhar Majeed, January 7, 2009
• "Repression of Political Speech and Activity Abounds on College Campuses in 2008,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 24, 2008
• "Michigan State University Joins ‘Worst of the Worst’ on FIRE’s Red Alert List,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 11, 2008
• "Censorship of Partisan Speech Revisited,"
  by Azhar Majeed, September 24, 2008
• "The Third Circuit’s Rejection of Temple’s EEOC Argument in ‘DeJohn’,"
  by Azhar Majeed, August 15, 2008
• "FIRE Calls on IUPUI to Resolve Sampson Matter for Good,"
  by Azhar Majeed, July 17, 2008
• "Institutional Disharmony at IUPUI,"
  by Azhar Majeed, July 14, 2008
• "A Response to Cal State–Fullerton,"
  by Azhar Majeed, June 5, 2008
• "Cal State–Fullerton Reinstates Lecturer after Loyalty Oath Controversy,"
  by Azhar Majeed, June 4, 2008
• "First Amendment Center on ‘True Threats’ Jurisprudence,"
  by Azhar Majeed, May 23, 2008
• "Administrator in “Racial Harassment” Case at IUPUI Retires,"
  by Azhar Majeed, May 19, 2008
• "Lecturer at Cal State-Fullerton Fired Over Loyalty Oath,"
  by Azhar Majeed, May 16, 2008
• "Keith John Sampson on His ‘Nightmare’ at IUPUI,"
  by Azhar Majeed, May 9, 2008
• "Victory at IUPUI: Student-Employee Finally Vindicated on Racial Harassment Charge,"
  by Azhar Majeed, May 1, 2008
• "John Leo on the Multiple, Hidden Meanings of ‘Sustainability’,"
  by Azhar Majeed, April 30, 2008
• "‘Indianapolis Star’ Covers Racial Harassment Case at IUPUI,"
  by Azhar Majeed, March 18, 2008
• "Commentators, Readers Weigh in on Racial Harassment Case at IUPUI,"
  by Azhar Majeed, March 7, 2008
• "A Follow-Up on Racial Harassment at IUPUI,"
  by Azhar Majeed, March 6, 2008
• "Read a Book, Harass a Co-Worker at IUPUI,"
  by Azhar Majeed, March 5, 2008
• "‘Time, Place and Manner’ at the University of Michigan and Elsewhere,"
  by Azhar Majeed, February 21, 2008
• "Harvey in ‘The FIRE Quarterly’ on Emerson College,"
  by Azhar Majeed, February 21, 2008
• "University of Michigan Considers Major Restrictions upon Student Publications,"
  by Azhar Majeed, February 7, 2008
• "FIRE in the Brandeis Student Press,"
  by Azhar Majeed, January 30, 2008
• "Law Review Article on the Student Press,"
  by Azhar Majeed, January 17, 2008
• "More Media Coverage on St. Louis Community College,"
  by Azhar Majeed, January 10, 2008
• "FIRE’s Work Recognized in the ‘Boston Herald’,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 31, 2007
• "Threats, Intimidation, and Free Speech,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 27, 2007
• "‘St. Louis Post-Dispatch’ Reports on STLCC Case,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 19, 2007
• "More Shameful Behavior at Duke University,"
  by Azhar Majeed, December 18, 2007
• "An Appropriately Narrow Conception of Intimidation and Harassment,"
  by Azhar Majeed, November 26, 2007
• "Hypocrisy and the Harvard Faculty,"
  by Azhar Majeed, November 16, 2007
• "Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend: Thought Reform Makes Another Appearance,"
  by Azhar Majeed, October 30, 2007
• "Speech Codes—Harmful By Their Very Existence,"
  by Azhar Majeed, October 16, 2007
• "Speech Codes Don’t Get Enforced?,"
  by Azhar Majeed, October 15, 2007