Ronald K.L. Collins' First Amendment News

This article is part of First Amendment News, an editorially independent publication edited by professor Ronald K. L. Collins and hosted by FIRE as part of our mission to educate the public about First Amendment issues.

The controversy over religious values versus academic freedom began when Dr. Erika López Prater, an adjunct professor at Hamline University, showed certain images in her online art history class.

“Common Good Constitutionalism appears to be a fringe theory from the Opus Dei wing of the conservative movement.” — Robert Corn-Revere

The case is 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, and the issue raised is whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment.

Now in its third edition, “The Death of Discourse,” by Ronald K. L. Collins and David M. Skover continues its robust cultural and jurisprudential critique that began in 1996.

First Amendment News takes a look at all news related to free expression each week. It represents the editorially independent views and interests of free speech expert and retired law professor Ronald K. L. Collins.