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John Leo on FIRE and Free Speech
John Leo has an excellent article on Townhall.com discussing the status of free speech on our nation’s college campuses. In the article, Leo highlights the case of Troy Scheffler at Hamline University, who was suspended for suggesting in an e-mail to an administrator that students should be permitted to carry concealed weapons on campus.
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Walz/Vance VP debate another reminder it’s time to extinguish the ‘fire in a crowded theater’ trope
People keep citing the phrase "you can't shout fire in a crowded theater" to justify censorship. Here's why they're wrong.
Free speech and football: FIRE's college football matchup of the week is Mizzou v. Texas A&M
It’s another all SEC matchup this week. No. 9 Missouri versus No. 25 Texas A&M, two teams that have amassed over 250 seasons of NCAA College Football combined.
Seth Berlin: Some further thoughts about K-12 student speech, including the on-campus/off-campus distinction — First Amendment News 442
First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from FIRE.
American writer living in Germany could face jail time for using satirical swastika to voice dissent
In an interview with FIRE, American satirist CJ Hopkins said he plans to take his case to Germany's constitutional court.