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 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
Andy Bloom: What a dozen years working with the Howard Stern Show taught me about freedom of expression
Free speech is an American value and essential to a functioning democracy.
By Andy Bloom
Amid outcry on antisemitism, Temple University stands by professor who tweeted support for Palestinian terrorist
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
Pennsbury school board must pay $300k for violating residents’ free speech rights
A judge ruled that the district’s policy amounted to viewpoint discrimination in a public forum.
By Linda Stein
Wally Nunn: Mainstream media only sugarcoats the lie
“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
Former St. Joe’s prof. sues university and former student over free speech fight
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
Michael Torres: Student-enforced censorship at Pennsylvania’s private colleges
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