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Quick Thoughts on Stand Up For Speech’s Successful First Year

To celebrate a very successful first year for FIRE’s Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project, I’ve written a few quick thoughts for The Huffington Post about why the effort is necessary and how colleges can avoid being named in our next lawsuit. Here’s to even more victories in Stand Up For Speech’s second year!
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