Free Speech Defender? Attorney General Enters Campus Free Speech Debate

At an invitation-only event at Georgetown University law school, Attorney General Jeff Sessions jumped into the debate over campus speech by stating that the First Amendment had suffered from "political correctness and homogeneous thought" and that "a national recommitment to free speech on campus" was needed. While some applauded the administration's commitment to free speech, protestors rallied against attacks on the First Amendment by the administration.

Charlie Kirk’s Open-Air Debates Made Him a Draw on College Campuses. They Also Made Him Vulnerable

Kirk’s open and engaging approach veered from the well-worn tracks of provocateurs who rile audiences in campus lecture halls.

Privacy and Civil Rights Groups Urge US Colleges To End Campus Surveillance To Protect Protesters

The demands come as President Donald Trump has pressed schools to crack down on alleged antisemitism and take a harder line on demonstrations.

A Recap of the Trial Over the Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Campus Protesters

Plaintiffs want the judge to rule that the policy violates the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act, a law that governs how federal agencies develop and issue regulations.

Michigan Drops Charges Against Pro-Palestinian Campus Protesters

Attorney General Dana Nessel said she believed the cases were strong but suggested her office was worn down by criticism and other factors.

Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion in Grants to Harvard Over Campus Activism

Trump has normalized the extraordinary step of withholding federal money to pressure academic institutions to comply with the president’s agenda and influence campus policy.

Trump Campaigned as a Protector of Free Speech. Critics Say His Actions as President Threaten It

But First Amendment advocates say they’ve never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in Trump’s second term.

ACLU Sues University of Michigan Over Campus Bans for Pro-Palestinian Protesters

The lawsuit accuses the university of violating protesters' right to free speech, and also argues that the university “abused its authority to ban people from public property.”