If you have not heard of Bias Response Teams, then you haven’t been around campus in the last decade. These teams, often referred to at BRTs, are the equivalent of SWAT teams standing by to…
University’s speech code rejected by same court three decades ago The University of Michigan can punish a student for publicly criticizing the Catholic Church’s teaching on a male-only priesthood, according to a first-of-its-kind lawsuit intended…
Speech First, a national watchdog group that fights to protect free expression, is launching a legal challenge against the University of Michigan’s speech code and bias response team. The nonprofit membership association filed its first…
By: Jillian Kay Melchior, Wall Street Journal May 8, 2018 3:11 p.m. ET ‘The most important indication of bias is your own feelings,” the University of Michigan advises students. It then urges them to report…
Complaint Filed 05/08/18 Speech First, a nonprofit membership association working to combat restrictions on free speech and other civil rights at colleges and universities across the United States, filed its first lawsuit today against the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Media Contact: Ryan Moy | rmoy@CRCPublicRelations.com Grace Galvin | ggalvin@CRCPublicRelations.com Speech First Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging University of Michigan Speech Code and Bias Response Team “Bias…