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Defend dissent! — FAN 331
Marina Ovsyannikova's anti-war protest during a Russian state television network's live broadcast.
FAN is on spring break and will return next week. In the meantime, here is the full “Academic Speech — Protected or Perilous?” series:
- Ronald K. L. Collins, “ACLU’s David Cole Weighs in on Georgetown University Law School Controversy. Commentaries to Follow”
- Erwin Chemerinsky, “The Role of Deans and Administrators in Dealing with Offensive Speech”
- Nadine Strossen, “Some Thoughts About University Officials’ ‘Counter-Speech’”
- Burt Neuborne, “Sticks and Stones”
- Ira Glasser, “Social Justice Requires Free Speech”
- John K. Wilson, “How Suspensions Violate Academic Freedom”
- Ronald K. L. Collins, “Georgetown’s Free Speech Experiment: What’s Next?”
- Emerson Sykes, "Academic Freedom for Whom?”
Related
- Nate Hochman, "Full Video Shows Law Students Heckling, Shouting Down Ilya Shapiro for 45 Minutes,” National Review (March 2)
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