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Police, Springfield Township agree to injunction on Thin Blue Line flag ban

February 2, 2023February 4, 2023
Linda Stein
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Banning this flag — and only this flag — raises First Amendment issues, the plaintiffs’ lawyer says.
By Linda Stein

Education

Central Bucks sends in-depth explanation of “Policy 321” to parents, community

January 24, 2023January 25, 2023
Todd Shepherd
1

The policy debate in the battleground county has expanded from school district meetings to the pages of the Inquirer.
by Todd Shepherd

Education

Central Bucks School Board approves “politics in classroom” policy

January 11, 2023January 12, 2023
Linda Stein
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The policy sparked controversy as the board reaffirmed its commitment to keeping teachers’ personal politics out of the classroom.
By Linda Stein

Free Speech

Andy Bloom: What a dozen years working with the Howard Stern Show taught me about freedom of expression

December 7, 2022December 14, 2022
Andy Bloom
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Free speech is an American value and essential to a functioning democracy.
By Andy Bloom

Free Speech

Amid outcry on antisemitism, Temple University stands by professor who tweeted support for Palestinian terrorist

November 8, 2022November 12, 2022
Todd Shepherd
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Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill tweeted a memorial to a Palestinian terrorist jailed for her role in an attempted bombing of a Jerusalem movie theater.
By Todd Shepherd

Free Speech

Pennsbury school board must pay $300k for violating residents’ free speech rights

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022
Linda Stein

A judge ruled that the district’s policy amounted to viewpoint discrimination in a public forum.
By Linda Stein

Media Bias

Wally Nunn: Mainstream media only sugarcoats the lie

May 11, 2022May 12, 2022
Wally Nunn

“The holier-than-thou hypocrisy of big media companies who lay claim to the truth, but publish only enough to sugarcoat the lie, is why the public no longer respects them.”
By Wally Nunn

Free Speech

Former St. Joe’s prof. sues university and former student over free speech fight

January 24, 2022February 1, 2022
Todd Shepherd
1

After Greg Manco’s teaching contract was not renewed last year in the wake of a Twitter controversy, the former visiting professor is suing St. Joe’s as well as some alumni in federal court.
By Todd Shepherd

Education

Michael Torres: Student-enforced censorship at Pennsylvania’s private colleges

October 25, 2021October 19, 2021
Michael Torres
1

Data and reports reveal a disturbing trend in America’s university campuses – student-led hostility to free speech is increasing in magnitude and scope.
By Michael Torres

Education

St. Joe’s alumni threaten to withhold donations over firing of professor

August 13, 2021August 16, 2021
Todd Shepherd
6

A group of prominent St. Joseph’s alumni staged a small on-campus protest Friday, saying the university delivered a blow to academic freedom. They plan to organize with other alumni to end donations, or plans to donate via their wills and estates, to the university.
By Todd Shepherd

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