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Iowa Republicans Forward Bill to Force Students to Stand for National Anthem
"By mandating that they stand, our students’ First Amendment rights would be violated," one critic of the bill said.
Bills in Georgia Aim to Suppress Cop City, Pro-Palestine Activists
“Don’t sleep on this red clay fascism y’all,” one political theorist said.
DOE Investigations of Campus “Antisemitism” Suppress Criticism of Gaza Genocide
As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues, Department of Education investigations are chilling dissent at US campuses.
Harvard President’s Ouster Makes Visible the Rising Power of the Far Right
The same forces targeting Palestine solidarity work are trying to end all campus discussions of anticolonial politics.
Courts Aren’t Impartial or Apolitical. Trump Is Using That to His Advantage.
Courts treat the First Amendment as Trump’s impenetrable armor, and it has become so.
Ivy League Presidents at Congress Hearing Threw Student Protesters Under the Bus
Not one of the university leaders questioned the baseless premises of many claims, says professor Nivedita Majumdar.
“Free-Speech Absolutist” Musk Is Abetting Modi’s Suppression of Voices in India
Blocking our organizations' X accounts in India is another sign of the Indian government’s attempts to stifle dissent.
UPenn President Resigns as Right Sets Terms for Repressing Palestine Solidarity
Three university presidents were questioned by Trump ally Rep. Elise Stefanik at a House Education Committee hearing.
Pro-Palestine Student Group Sues Ron DeSantis for Violating Free Speech Rights
"We have every right to engage in human rights advocacy" on behalf of Palestinians, the student group said.
Columbia Suspends Pro-Palestine Student Groups Amid Crackdown on Free Speech
“No one should participate in any Columbia events until SJP and JVP are reinstated,” one civil rights attorney wrote.