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The U.S. Constitution Is Adopted Into Law and Then Ratified by the States
The U.S. Constitution is adopted into law on September 17th by the Federal Constitutional Convention and later ratified by the states on June 21, 1788.
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Morgan State says cut the cameras, stop the presses
Morgan State muzzles its own student press, banning interviews with faculty and filming in public spaces unless admins say otherwise. But that's placing a prior restraint on the fourth estate, and a violation of the First Amendment.
The worst of both worlds for campus free speech
The biggest threat to speech used to come from within higher ed. Now it’s the government.
Duke shows what not to do when feds come knocking
Imposing a restraint — even an implicit one — on what employees can say to the media makes Duke a liar, belying its posturing as a university committed to open discourse.
The trouble with banning Fizz
On college campuses across the country, students and administrators are debating bans on Fizz, a mobile app that lets users within a particular community communicate anonymously.