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Va. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Involving 'Climategate' and Academic Freedom
Last week, the Supreme Court of Virginia agreed to hear an appeal by Kenneth Cuccinelli II, Attorney General of Virginia, regarding his investigation of former University of Virginia professor Michael Mann for possible fraud involving Mann's environmental research. A lower court had set aside his investigative demands without ruling on whether fraud had been committed. FIRE had expressed concern over the academic freedom implications of such a broad request for documents in such an investigation.
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VICTORY! Federal district court dismisses class-action suit against pollster J. Ann Selzer
Federal district court tosses ‘fake news’ lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer, affirming First Amendment protections for election commentary.
Institutional neutrality can’t be used to turn students into puppets
Institutional neutrality exists to protect universities from politics — not students from speaking their minds.
The vanishing Vista
After the University of Central Oklahoma shut down the state's oldest student newspaper, students launched an independent outlet and fought back for a free press on campus.
Princeton president misunderstands FIRE data — and campus free speech
Princeton’s president misreads FIRE’s free speech data — and his own campus climate — while defending a flawed view of academic freedom.