Students, professors take fight to universities to protect free speech
September 28, 2020
Legal fights are breaking out across the nation over university policies that curtail the free speech of students and academic freedom of professors. The advocacy group Speech First last week…
CHALLENGING THE ‘BIAS RESPONSE TEAMS’ AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
September 28, 2020
In the potpourri of college censorship that poisons free speech on campus, some ingredients have innocuous titles: Free Speech Zones, Safe Spaces, and Bias Response Teams. None of these elements…
PRESIDENT NICKI NEILY ON TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT
September 28, 2020
Watch president Nicki Neily discuss Speech First’s lawsuit against the University of Michigan with Tucker Carlson For more information, click here.
Lawsuit claims UM disciplinary code curbs free speech
September 28, 2020
A new free speech advocacy group, Speech First, has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Michigan, alleging the U of M’s disciplinary code is unconstitutional. Specifically, the…
University sued over constitutionality of Bias Response Team
September 28, 2020
The University of Michigan is the first university in the nation to receive a federal lawsuit regarding the effect of the U-M Bias Response Team on freedom of speech throughout…
Free Speech Group Suing University Over Rule Allowing Students to Report ‘Bias’ That Hurts Their ‘Feelings’
September 28, 2020
Speech First, a legal group dedicated to protecting free speech, is suing the University of Michigan, claiming that its harassment policy violates the First Amendment by allowing people to report…