Participants were strangely reluctant to say which side is most hostile to speech in America.
By Thom Nickels
Pennsylvania universities ranked poorly on free speech scale
Local schools all scored below average, with the University of Pennsylvania ranked second-worst in the nation.
By Lauren Jessop
Guy Ciarrocchi: It’s the First Amendment for a reason
Free speech and the laws protecting it were once seen as part of the American tradition. They should be again.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Lawmakers quiet on street preacher arrest at Reading Pride event
Preacher’s arrest raises First Amendment concerns in Berks County, but legislators keep mum.
By Christen Smith
Andy Bloom: Some people’s First Amendment rights are more equal than others
Conservatives are right to notice that their free speech rights are being shut down to protect the liberal establishment’s feelings.
By Andy Bloom
Tredyffrin/Easttown backs down from censorship of Conestoga High School newspaper
After rebuke from free speech lawyers, the district now claims they never raised the “equity” claim in their censorship efforts.
By Linda Stein
Rep. Joe D’Orsie: Let’s open up our colleges for debate
Universities should encourage speech and debate, not stifle them.
By Rep. Joe D’Orsie
Police, Springfield Township agree to injunction on Thin Blue Line flag ban
Banning this flag — and only this flag — raises First Amendment issues, the plaintiffs’ lawyer says.
By Linda Stein
Central Bucks sends in-depth explanation of “Policy 321” to parents, community
The policy debate in the battleground county has expanded from school district meetings to the pages of the Inquirer.
by Todd Shepherd
Central Bucks School Board approves “politics in classroom” policy
The policy sparked controversy as the board reaffirmed its commitment to keeping teachers’ personal politics out of the classroom.
By Linda Stein