The Court of Appeals holds that a police officer may challenge a promotion denial that he claims was in retaliation for speaking out against possible supervisory misconduct.The case is Beatty v. Vafeades, a summary order issued on October 26. Plaintiff was…
Weeks before graduation, on the day his solo exhibition at Sacramento State opened, studio art major Tyler Mickschl found himself fielding questions from a top administrator about an alleged disciplinary violation. For now, Mickschl’s disciplinary case remains open as the…
After expressing his worry that incoming Executive Director Nikkita Oliver would fundamentally change how the ACLU of Indiana chooses cases, the organization's former director of philanthropy says he was fired and four lawyers who share his concerns resigned in protest.
Because FIRE and College Pulse administered the CFSR survey during the span of time which encompassed the Judge Duncan shoutdown, we can analyze the real-time effect that a high-profile heckler’s veto had on Stanford’s free speech climate. We also took…
The Florida Department of Education failed to prove its allegations that a Clay County public school instructor violated state laws and rules when she posted about conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was killed, a state administrative judge has ruled.
While Becky Garrison was researching her most recent book she entered into an email discussion with Bill J. Leonard, founding dean of Wake Forest Divinity School. Their topic? The lost legacy of 17th century theologian Roger Williams, prophet of American religious pluralism.
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A former employee with the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) has filed another lawsuit, more than a year after she lost her job over a social media post concerning the shooting that killed Charlie Kirk. After suing…
(SRN NEWS)- The Buckley Institute has released its annual survey of young men and women on America’s campuses and it reveals that 45% of respondents “believe that physical violence can be justified to stop what they see as hate speech.” 40% of…
Together, these three stories raise a central question in American public life: how can religious freedom protect individual conscience, accommodate diverse beliefs, and maintain appropriate boundaries between religious practice and governmental authority? (U.S. Air Force graphic) Washington Candidate for State House:…
Drew Mullins apologized and declared that he’s found Jesus after Spotsylvania County residents criticized him for posts made to the social media platform X that many considered offensive. Mullins, who represents the Courtland District on the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors,…
Crackdowns on speech: people fired over posts after Charlie Kirk's killing, visas revoked for critics, protest speech punished, and the ACLU's First Amendment cases.
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