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The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge
Marjorie Heins' forthcoming book combines history, law, and personal stories of the people and politics behind the recognition of academic freedom as "a special concern of the First Amendment."
A Free Speech Double Standard
Studies show the Supreme Court's First Amendment rulings favor corporate wealth at the expense of whistleblowers, students, and human rights groups.
FCC Penalty for "Nipplegate"
An appeals court has rejected the agency’s escalation in the censorship of programming it perceives as “indecent.”
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Trading Academic Freedom for Foreign Markets
The controversy over Yale’s campus in Singapore is, at bottom, an argument over how much compromise on free speech is justified in exchange for the presumed benefits of locating U.S. colleges in authoritarian nations.
Banninng Speech in the Name of Fighting Terrorism
The fears and pressures of our post-9/11 world have led to a Supreme Court decision that lets Congress bar peaceful political associations. |
