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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 17, 2022
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    Campus free speech issues are a cultural issue, by Véronique de Rugy

    We have all heard stories of university administrators suppressing free speech. But free expression suffers even without these enablers, and that should worry us. In a ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 15, 2022
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    Georgetown law mandates groupthink (opinion)

    Georgetown Law School’s handling of racist comments from professors is alarming. By imposing orthodoxy and groupthink, the school betrayed its educational mission and thus promoted structural ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 10, 2022
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    Letters to the Editor – Teacher Task Force, Dallas ISD, school boards, school policies, free speech

    Teachers are not paid enough Re: “Abbott wants a task force for teachers – the group would try to identify problems and find solutions to the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 8, 2022
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    Bolshoi conductor resigns over free speech controversy as crackdown continues for artists and athletes – JONATHAN TURLEY

    We recently discussed controversies involving Russian entertainers and athletes being told they will be canceled or blacklisted if they do not expressly speak out against the ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 8, 2022
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    New York Times editorial calls for more censorship to ‘protect democracy’

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Times published an op-ed Monday calling for more censorship to “protect democracy.” The editorial titled ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 6, 2022
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    Russian opera singer and Putin – The Met cancels the artist and attacks freedom of expression

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “It’s a great artistic loss for the Met and for the opera.” These words from the director of ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 4, 2022
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    “You can’t have free speech with a big asterisk” – CBS Denver

    DENVER (CBS4)– The Colorado Medical Board has sanctioned board-certified cardiologist Dr. Thomas Levy for promoting an unproven and controversial treatment for COVID-19. He was also disciplined ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    March 1, 2022
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    The Richmond Observer – EDITORIAL: Richmond County Commissioners adopt public comment policy as bad as it is original

    Before we reprimand the Richmond County Board of Commissioners for approving another problematic public consultation policy, we must pay tribute to the positive changes made by ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 27, 2022
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    Russian RT victim of not-so-free freedom of expression in Western countries

    Photo:Sputnik News Click here to stay tuned for our live updates on tensions in Ukraine. With drastic changes in the Ukraine crisis, Russia Today (RT), the ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 25, 2022
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    ACLU-KY Statement on Senate Passage of Classroom Censorship Bill

    Per ACLU-KY press release: The Kentucky Senate today passed Senate Bill 138 to censor discussions between teachers and students. This legislation is a solution in search ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 23, 2022
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    Evangelical preacher, TikTok star “Sister Cindy” visits LSU Free Speech Alley | News

    Cindy Smock, a popular evangelical Christian preacher known as “Sister Cindy,” visited LSU’s Free Speech Alley Monday and Tuesday to encourage modest dress, abstinence from alcohol ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 20, 2022
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    NOTICE: Not all press is good press

    In 2017, The Atlantic reporter Noah Berlatsky wrote an article about the rise of the alt-right after the Trump presidency titled “The Case Against Free Speech ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 18, 2022
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    Reviews | Lack of freedom of expression for marginalized students

    “Practice the tolerance you preach”, “Give the floor a chance” and “Tolerance includes listening”. Stanford College Republicans (SCR) taped posters bearing these phrases around the Dinkelspiel ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 18, 2022
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    Censorship row as Indian army blocks movie about gay soldier

    New Delhi (AFP) – Critically acclaimed Indian filmmaker Onir wanted to direct a film inspired by a gay army major who resigned and was released in ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 16, 2022
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    Georgia Jewish community members demand David Perdue apologize for recent remarks

    SAVANNAH, Georgia (WSAV) – A Jewish state official and a rabbi are calling on former US senator David Perdue to apologize for remarks made last week ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 16, 2022
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    Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republicans need to stop ‘big tech censorship’

    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) lambastes fellow Republicans for failing to end “big tech censorship.” Greene asked “what are Republicans even for” while insisting that tech ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 15, 2022
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    CSOs express concern over power of prosecutors to punish free speech

    Some civil society organizations (CSOs) have expressed concern over the “increasing use of the prosecutorial and judicial power of the state” to punish speech that hurts ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 14, 2022
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    Group of doctors denounce Florida bill that would protect medical workers from censorship and penalties

    TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida bill proposed in December aims to protect doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers from the potential loss of their licenses ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 9, 2022
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    Kiwi protest rights must be guaranteed by freedom of expression

    Thursday, February 10, 2022, 11:50 a.m.Press Release: Freedom of Expression Union Disturbing footage of parliament, where protesters are being arrested, sets a chilling tone for Kiwi ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 8, 2022
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    Fort Collins music scene promotes freedom of artistic expression – The Rocky Mountain Collegian

    College student | Reed Grayson The Magic Rat Live Music Bar presents nightly entertainment under the lights near the Elizabeth Hotel on January 26. The open-mic ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 6, 2022
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    If we the people allow it, free speech will be the last casualty of Covid – 850 WFTL

    By Stephen Diener As Covid begins to calm down all over the world, those in power who have gained so much can’t seem to let it ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 4, 2022
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    UVa Free Speech Committee Could Use Some Transparency

    By Walter Smith Published by arrangement with Bacon’s Rebellion James Ryan, UVa President In February 2021, University of Virginia President Jim Ryan appointed a committee to ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 4, 2022
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    Ohio lawmakers push bill that would end censorship of conservative views on Facebook

    Individuals could sue social media giants like Facebook and Twitter for allegedly discriminating against a particular viewpoint and collect damages if the charges are upheld, under ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    February 3, 2022
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    Joe Rogan saved free speech and other commentary

    Iconoclast: Joe Rogan saves freedom of expression “’They can have Rogan or Young. Not both.’ This ultimatum from singing legend Neil Young to Spotify had a ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 30, 2022
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    Former ACLU chief slams organization for failing to stand up for free speech: ‘What is the ACLU doing saying that?’

    #MediaBuzz – Sunday January 30 On today’s episode of ‘#MediaBuzz’, Howard breaks down coverage of the Supreme Court vacancy, the debate surrounding the next SCOTUS nominee, ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 29, 2022
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    Assembly overturns mayor’s veto on ordinance that limits free speech rights

    In a hastily called meeting to respond to Mayor Dave Bronson’s veto of Anchorage’s Anti-Liberty Ordinance 2021-117, the Anchorage Assembly voted 9-2 on Friday to override ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 28, 2022
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    “I have never been in favor of censorship”

    Neil Young clarified via his official website that his decision to remove his catalog from Spotify was in no way to censor Joe Rogan. Young wrote, ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 27, 2022
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    Living by prayer: Supreme Court to hear case of football coach who lost his job for praying | Husch Blackwell LLP

    On January 14, 2022, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine whether a school district was within its rights to tell a coach not to continue ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 25, 2022
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    Trump Site Truth Social Plans AI Moderation Despite Emphasis on Free Speech

    Donald Trump has hired a tech company to help moderate his new social media site. Hive uses AI to scan platforms for banned content on the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 24, 2022
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    ‘Hate speech’ trial against Finnish MP begins – EURACTIV.com

    Päivi Räsänen, a former Christian Democrat MP who chaired the party and interior minister from 2011 to 2015, will be in court on Monday following her ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 22, 2022
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    Wave the White Flag in City Hall Plaza Mayor Wu’s Free Speech Case

    There is a lot of well-meaning advice against retirement, often offered in the context of war by people who are not on the front lines themselves. ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 20, 2022
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    Supreme Court to hear case involving high school football coach’s postgame prayer on the field

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal in the longstanding legal dispute over a high school football assistant coach praying on the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 19, 2022
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    Time to scrap sedition law altogether: former SC judge Rohinton Nariman

    Calling for the abolition of sedition law, former Supreme Court Justice Rohinton Nariman expressed concern that critics of the government would be charged with sedition. “It’s ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 18, 2022
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    Rise of right-wing apps worsens midstream misinformation

    The new apps and sites present a new information landscape for voters as November’s midterm elections approach and Democrats seek to defend their narrow majorities in ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 15, 2022
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    Washington State Politicians Embrace Censorship

    I suppose it was inevitable, as political tribalism rises, that the impulse would also grow to simply remove things that one side or another considers wrong ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 14, 2022
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    EFF Supports DMCA Provision Criminalizing Open Speech, Indirectly Conveying ‘Right to Repair’

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has formally petitioned a federal appeals court to decriminalize certain provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The EFF believes ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 10, 2022
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    Reviews | Boris Johnson’s repressive legislation reveals who he really is

    These drastic measures, over time, will certainly be challenged. But the government has a plan for it: to drain the blood of democracy. There’s the Election ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 8, 2022
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    Colston defendant says juries and freedom of speech are ‘cornerstones of society’

    One of four people cleared of charges related to dismantling a statue of slave trader Edward Colston said jury trials and free speech are “cornerstones of ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    January 4, 2022
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    Oath Keepers Kelly Meggs, Connie Megs Sue January 6 Committee

    Kelly Meggs and Connie Meggs, via the FBI A husband and wife couple of extremist militia members Oath Keepers sued the House committee investigating the Jan.6 ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 26, 2021
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    Russia Sins Google, Meta Multi-Million Dollar Fines for Failure to Remove Banned Content

    Google LLC was fined an unprecedented nearly $ 100 million in a Russian court on Friday for its “systemic failure to remove banned content” – the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 25, 2021
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    Trial: Canyon County Jail illegally censors inmate mail

    BOISE – Canyon County officials are violating the First Amendment to the US Constitution by censoring mail sent to prisoners in the county jail, a human ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 23, 2021
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    Satanic exhibit inside Illinois Statehouse days before Christmas draws protesters

    Religious leaders and others in Illinois were outraged this week, just days before Christmas, when a satanic group unveiled their holiday exhibit inside the Statehouse Rotunda ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 21, 2021
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    The Year of Censorship – Book and Film Globe

    The book streamers deployed their tentacles with vengeance last year, sparking an explosion of challenges that resulted in books being taken out of student access. Censorship ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 18, 2021
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    Opinion: Cherish the right to freedom of expression

    Obviously, some readers hate my conservative worldview, and that’s to be expected. If you have to insult me, go ahead. If you have to question my ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 16, 2021
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    USC Hate Speech and Extremism Online Study Focuses on USC News

    Researchers at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences hypothesized that a high level of consistency in similar moral concerns within online communities is linked ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 14, 2021
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    Democrats introduce bill to end political spending by foreign companies

    House Democrats reintroduced a bill On Tuesday, that would prevent foreign companies from spending company funds to influence the U.S. election. The bill would extend the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 13, 2021
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    Nth Chamber Prevention Law fires fire for censorship and invasion of privacy

    The so-called “Nth Chamber Prevention Law” faces growing criticism from the public, with critics accusing the measure of censorship and violation of freedom of expression. A ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 11, 2021
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    Self-proclaimed Proud Boys member sentenced to 10 years for violence at Portland protests

    A self-proclaimed member of the Proud Boys from Texas who traveled to Portland, Ore. To confront protesters there last year was sentenced to 10 years in ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 10, 2021
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    3 Texas Universities Receive Free Speech Red Light

    Three Texas universities received the most severe rating, or “red light,” from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, also known as FIRE. The national inquiry ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 8, 2021
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    The appointment of U Penn visiting scholar María Paula Romo has drawn criticism because of her past. Penn says only court can hold Romo accountable

    Tulia Falleti, director of the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, knew her choice for the fall semester as a ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 7, 2021
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    Remembering Phil Harvey: Defender of Freedom of Expression

    The free speech community lost a great champion on December 2, 2021, with the passing of Phil Harvey. In addition to his leadership on the NCAC ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 6, 2021
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    Zoom Conversation Today (Pacific lunch) with Nadine Strossen, former director of the ACLU

    Please come to https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93534879077; you can also read the article (20 pages); here is the introduction: Michael Powell on Jun 7, 2021 New York Times article ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 6, 2021
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    Pennsbury School Board can no longer prevent public comments it deems offensive. What does this mean for other neighborhoods?

    A federal court order against the Pennsbury School District for restraining public comments that officials deemed abusive or irrelevant has caused districts in the area to ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 4, 2021
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    Government continues to attack freedom of expression

    Saturday, December 4, 2021 Well, it’s Friday night. And you know what that means … I read legal briefs. Check out this brief when you have ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 4, 2021
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    WVU Students Fake Campus Censorship to Show Importance of the First Amendment | New

    Warning tape on the exterior of the Mountainlair. An upside down flag inside Martin Hall. Signs around the campus announced the censorship of certain music. WVU ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 3, 2021
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    “I think right now we are in a very good place to change higher education.” – Mackinac Center

    University costs seem to keep skyrocketing. Jenna Ashley Robinson, president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, offers a simple solution: hold schools accountable ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    December 1, 2021
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    BSU says it supports women after Scott Yenor’s viral speech.

    Boise State professor Scott Yenor, known for his conservative views, spoke at the 2021 National Conservatism Conference in October. Screenshot via YouTube Boise State University wants ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 29, 2021
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    Getting Matt Walsh out of SLU isn’t about free speech, it’s about giving hate speech a platform – The University News

    SLU’s College Republicans Chapter caused a stir on campus and among alumni after its members announced that they had booked a pro-Trump speaker to give an ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 28, 2021
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    Why CMS should rely on CMPD for sexual assault investigations

    OPINION AND COMMENT Editorials and other Opinion content provide perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent of the work of our newsroom journalists. ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 25, 2021
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    Former CEO Tarron Richardson’s trial against Charlottesville is “last resort” to lift restrictions on free speech following his departure

    Former city manager Tarron Richardson is suing the city of Charlottesville over a free speech case after his lawyer said he tried to resolve the issues ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 22, 2021
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    The First Amendment protects everyone, even Facebook and Twitter

    The past few years have seen a flurry of effort on the part of both law and left regulate how social media platforms monitor their users. ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 21, 2021
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    Our rights to change, where to draw the line – the Blue Banner

    By Austin Campbell News editor [email protected] Photo by Austin CampbellPhoto Illustration of the American Flag Flying Upside Down Trends in America and around the world have ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 19, 2021
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    Visit the schools and see for yourself

    Critical Race Theory is a hot topic lately. One of our board members suggested that we educate ourselves on this and discuss it. To educate myself ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 18, 2021
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    What is so hard to say is wrong?

    Republican Congressman Paul Gosar is the first lawmaker to be censored in more than a decade for posting an animated video on social media where he ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 17, 2021
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    The second circuit affirms the rejection of the challenge of the freedom of expression of the owners against the harassment

    Tuesday, November 16, 2021 On October 28, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Melendez v. New York City, in ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 12, 2021
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    Bari Weiss: I hear congratulations on your Palestinian studies department? | Mustafa Bayoumi

    To Bari Weiss and the founders of the new University of Austin, I am writing to you today to warmly congratulate you on the inauguration of ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 10, 2021
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    New study reports massive censorship efforts by broadcast news networks

    Media Headlines November 9 In today’s media news, a Washington Post media critic says Durham’s indictment is “bad news” for those promoting the Steele case, Howard ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 8, 2021
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    Bari Weiss University of Austin is nothing new

    The school promises “forbidden lessons” to the students. Photo: PBS / YouTube In 1971, televangelist Jerry Falwell embarked on an ambitious new venture. With the help ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 8, 2021
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    Norwegian Culture Minister seeks to stop big tech from censoring state media

    INP 12:38 | 08 November 2021 To prevent large “big and faceless” tech companies from acting as gatekeepers, Anette Trettebergstuen intends to create a “white list” ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 3, 2021
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    Hate speech by provocateurs has no place on campus – Massachusetts Daily Collegian

    Campus Freedom of Expression Protection Should Not Apply to Hate Speech Ana Pietrewicz / Daily college student Milo Yiannopoulos will speak at Pennsylvania State University on ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 1, 2021
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    Rising GOP war on free speech should sound the alarm bells

    The desire of the right to suppress any speech they dislike is metastasizing. Look no further than Donald Trump’s latest effort to build his own social ...
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  • Government Oppression
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    November 1, 2021
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    Why are Google and Apple silent on Russian censorship? | the Internet

    On October 19, Russia concluded a three-day parliamentary election windfall, which sparked much controversy. Not only were there allegations of ballot stuffing and repression against the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 31, 2021
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    Sam McBride: The battle for free speech left to keyboard warriors

    For most of human history, there have been attempts to control what ideas can be expressed in public. Invariably, such repression has been touted as being ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 29, 2021
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    Former professor files free speech lawsuit against Collin College over tweets about Mike Pence

    Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. A year ago, Texas history professor ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 28, 2021
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    Protests launch zone of free speech and visitor policy discussions

    Dionte BerryNews [email protected] After an anti-abortion protest group visited the campus who equated abortion with genocide, the students staged counter-protests to spread their own messages and ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 26, 2021
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    Penn State: Milo Yiannopoulos event sparks anger, controversy

    Old Main on the campus of Penn State University. Abby drey [email protected] A controversial right-wing figure linked to hate speech against various groups is expected to ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 25, 2021
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    Remember why the First Amendment is so important

    For a country that claims to value our First Amendment right to free speech, it has become clear that some of our elected officials do not ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 23, 2021
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    Why censorship advocates obsess over stories of “Fire!” In a theater – OpEd – Eurasia Review

    By Joshua Mawhorter If someone boldly asserts the importance of the right to free speech, it is almost inevitable that another will respond with one of ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 21, 2021
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    US Senators Tom Cotton and Marsha Blackburn and their colleagues fight for free speech on college campuses

    October 21, 2021 – Washington, DC – Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) launched the Senate Campus Free Speech Caucus to defend student rights ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 20, 2021
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    Sense. Cotton, Blackburn: Freedom of speech has come under fire on American college campuses. This is how we will protect it

    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The promise of American higher education has always been to equip young people with the skills and knowledge ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 17, 2021
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    Putin’s Russia clamps down on free speech and political dissent

    MOSCOW – Russia is in the midst of the biggest crackdown on the free press and political dissent since the Soviet era. The trends that drive ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 16, 2021
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    We cannot allow Google to arbitrate free speech, criticizes DAVID DAVIS | Express commentary | Comment

    YouTube took my speech at the Conservative Party’s conference against national vaccine passports off the Internet, accusing me of violating their policies and spreading “medical disinformation.” ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 14, 2021
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    In defense of freedom of expression | Opinion

    The Undergraduate Council passed legislation calling for the creation of a committee, made up of equal numbers of faculty and undergraduates, to review the free speech ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 11, 2021
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    Newsom signs North Bay lawmaker’s bill to protect journalists covering protests – CBS San Francisco

    SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) – California will protect journalists from police interference while covering civilian protests under a North Bay lawmaker’s bill signed by Governor Gavin ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 9, 2021
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    Limiting freedom of speech is not the way to fix Facebook and other social media

    “Warning: freedom of expression can be dangerous for your health”. Such a rewording of the original 1965 warning on tobacco products may soon appear on social ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 9, 2021
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    We love First Amendment rights – whatever they are | Chroniclers

    Americans place great importance on their First Amendment rights to freely worship and express their opinions, but we are deeply divided over how to apply and ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 7, 2021
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    Facebook is approaching a reputation tipping point

    October 9, 2021 DISASTER STRIKES the world’s largest social network on October 4 when Facebook and its sister apps were taken offline for six hours. It ...
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  • Censorship
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 7, 2021
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    Trump urges federal judge to override Twitter ‘censorship’

    Peter Kováč | Dreamstime.com The irony is this: If Donald Trump still had access to Twitter, his fight to get his account and 89 million followers ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    October 6, 2021
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    Safeguards needed for academia as foreign influence bill passes

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    September 30, 2021
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    September 30, 2021
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    September 29, 2021
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    September 29, 2021
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    Conservative Koch Network Disavows Critical Bans on Racial Theory

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    September 27, 2021
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    September 26, 2021
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    Texas Joins Coalition Supporting Florida Ban on Big Tech Censorship | Louisiana

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    September 25, 2021
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    Laugh at the outrage over ‘sexy seahorses’ – but there is nothing funny about the Conservatives trying to rewrite history | Arwa Mahdawi

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    September 24, 2021
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    Facebook comments may lead media companies to sue in Australia

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    September 23, 2021
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    Can China Survive Default? – free television

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    September 22, 2021
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    September 21, 2021
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    Wallingford Police Consider Facebook Page

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    September 21, 2021
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    Navalny allies accuse Telegram and other censorship platforms | News from the economy

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    September 19, 2021
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    Navalny allies accuse YouTube, Telegram of censorship in Russian election

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    September 18, 2021
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    “We are not going to tolerate violence”

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    HRW Says Computer Raids Target Critics

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    September 16, 2021
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    Racial abuse written on free speech wall at the University of Central Missouri | New

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    Loudoun Co. School Board Approves Policy Guaranteeing Teachers’ Right to Free Speech

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    Let the sun’s free speech disinfect disinformation about Covid – The Gisborne Herald

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