Table of Contents
Popehat on Syracuse
The folks over at Popehat have been providing some great commentary on Syracuse University College of Law's outrageous investigation of student Len Audaer for protected satire. Here's one for the ages from their latest take on faculty "prosecutor" Gregory Germain's increasingly "cringe-inducing" attempts to defend his actions against mounting criticism:
Some people are outraged by injustice. Some people are outraged by bigotry. Some people are outraged by suffering. And some people are outraged - some people simmer and seethe - when some damn interloper questions their authority.
Hear, hear!
Recent Articles
FIRE’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.
VICTORY: Michigan town declares Sept. 6 ‘First Amendment Day’ after FIRE sues its mayor for shouting down residents
After their mayor silenced them for criticizing her during city council meetings, four Eastpointe, Michigan, residents sued their city — and won.
USC canceling valedictorian’s commencement speech looks like calculated censorship
The university’s move, citing vague ‘safety concerns’ appears designed to placate critics of the student’s Israel criticism.
Back into the FIRE: Hasen’s response to FIRE and Rohde: Don’t read the press clause out of the Constitution — First Amendment News 420
First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from FIRE.
Western Washington University punishes racing team for sending photo of penis drawing on pizza box
The university faulted the group for drawing “a symbol of white, male power and domination.”