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#AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #HigherEducation
thehill.com
Red-state speech laws pose an existential threat to academic freedom
In 2022, Florida's Stop WOKE Act sharply restricted classroom discussion of race and gender. In defending the law, state officials argued that there is no "purported right to academic freedom," that university curricula and instruction are "government speech," and that by regulating it, the state "has simply chosen to regulate its own speech.
#Antisemitism #FreeSpeech #HumanRights
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Why WI Gov. Evers should veto this definition of antisemitism
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Wisconsin's Legislature, like other states and federal bodies, has just adopted International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) working definition on antisemitism.
#Pride #FreeSpeech #DiversityAndInclusion
www.bostonglobe.com
'Feels like we've gone back in time.' Pride flags were removed from Boston University offices. Professors are alarmed. - The Boston Globe
Nathan Phillips, a physiological ecology professor, entered his office overlooking Commonwealth Avenue on Monday to find his Pride flag folded up on his chair.
#Antifa #DomesticTerrorism #FreeSpeech
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Feds launch probe to unravel alleged nonprofit funding behind Antifa-linked violence
Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker criticizes the unequal treatment of conservative speakers on UC Berkeley's campus after a recent brawl that occurred outside of a Turning Point USA event on 'America Reports.
#FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #CivilRights
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Supreme Court revives suit from evangelical Christian challenging restrictions on demonstrations
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Friday revived a lawsuit from an evangelical Christian barred from demonstrating in Mississippi after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker.
#ArtificialIntelligence #FreeSpeech #NationalPolicy
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White House unveils its first federal AI framework, pushes Congress to act 'this year'
EXCLUSIVE: The White House on Friday unveiled its first federal policy framework for artificial intelligence -- a legislative outline to establish a "consistent" national standard for AI development across the nation that prevents censorship and protects free speech and children, Fox News Digital has learned.
#Discrimination #FreeSpeech #Antisemitism
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UC Berkeley won't ban Zionist speakers, will pay $1 million to settle antisemitism suit
The case is among several at UCs stemming from pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests since October 2023.
UC Berkeley on Thursday said it would revise campus nondiscrimination policies, prohibit student organization bylaws from banning Zionist speakers and pay $1 million in legal fees to settle a lawsuit by two Jewish groups over alleged antisemitic incidents following protests in response to the Hamas-Israel war in 2023.
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#Antisemitism #FreeSpeech #EducationReform
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UC Berkeley Settles Antisemitism Lawsuit, Plaintiffs' Lawyers Say
March 19 (Reuters) - The University of California, Berkeley agreed to tighten protections against antisemitism on campus to settle a lawsuit accusing the school of tolerating an "unrelenting" stream of harassment toward Jewish students and faculty, lawyers for the plaintiffs said on Thursday.
#ReligiousLiberty #FreeSpeech #PoliticalControversy
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Trump religious liberty commissioner says Israel views got her fired
A member of President Donald Trump's Religious Liberty Commission said she was fired for her statements about Israel and for not sufficiently backing the president, allegations that prompted a Republican House member to request a congressional investigation.
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#DigitalServicesAct #FreeSpeech #Censorship
www.dailywire.com
The EU's Censorship Regime Has A New Gender Strategy And It Threatens Free Speech Everywhere
When the European Union adopted the Digital Services Act (DSA), officials insisted that the sweeping regulation was necessary to tackle "illegal content," "disinformation," and other harmful online activity.
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#SocialMedia #Privacy #FreeSpeech
www.bloomberg.com
California Weighs Crackdown on Social Media for Kids Under 16
The bill is fueling a broader debate with ramifications for politics and privacy, with some arguing that age restrictions would be legally vulnerable on free-speech grounds and could endanger data privacy.
#AI #NationalSecurity #FreeSpeech
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Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court
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By Jack Queen
NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said in a Tuesday court filing that the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was justified and lawful, opposing the artificial intelligence lab's high-stakes lawsuit challenging the decision.
#SalmanRushdie #FreeSpeech #Literature
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Salman Rushdie does not want to be seen as 'free speech Barbie': 'Little frustrating'
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Salman Rushdie said he would like to be talked about for his books rather than as the "free speech Barbie".
#FreeSpeech #FCC #MediaFreedom
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Democrats blast FCC Chair Carr's broadcast license threats as anti-First Amendment, 'totalitarian'
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled "Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission," in Rayburn building on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
