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Vague Anti-bullying Laws Have Unintended Negative Consequences
Read Massachusetts attorney Gregory C. Keating's op-ed in today's Boston Globe on how the "unworkably broad definition of bullying" in the state's new anti-bullying law, "while well-intended, is fraught with problems and has already led to unintended and unfortunate consequences."
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A third of Stanford students say using violence to silence speech can be acceptable
FIRE used polling data before and after the judge’s visit to map out how a high-profile heckler’s veto changed Stanford’s free speech climate.
Stanford president and provost cheer free expression in open letter to incoming class
The letter is a ringing embrace of the importance of free speech to the mission of a university.
FIRE survey shows Judge Duncan shoutdown had ‘chilling effect’ on Stanford students
According to a new FIRE survey, conservative students self-censored more often after the shoutdown than before the shoutdown.
USC canceling valedictorian’s commencement speech looks like calculated censorship
The university’s move, citing vague ‘safety concerns’ appears designed to placate critics of the student’s Israel criticism.