By Nicole Neily, President of Speech First When I first launched Speech First nearly two years ago, I knew there was a toxic culture of censorship in higher education. But working with college students…
“Speech First filed three major lawsuits against colleges and universities within the last year to force them to comply with the First Amendment. A case against the University…
“I filed suit against [my university] to require them to repeal their unconstitutional speech codes and make sure no other students would have to go through the same kangaroo court process I did.” “What’s different…
“We want to remind students of their liberties now, or we could very much lose them in the future.” “Policies at my school make it difficult to find the fine line between what…
Being exposed to words and opinions that might make some people uncomfortable is a feature – not a bug – of a vibrant democracy. Robust engagement is key to a free and civil society—particularly on…