Suffolk County Community College: Abuse of Harassment and Intimidation Charges to Silence Student Journalist

Case Materials

Media Coverage

  • "Playing a Dangerous Game," Greg Lukianoff and Azhar Majeed, Inside Higher Ed, September 2, 2005: Unfortunately, many colleges — eager to ban speech that administrators or students do not like — have latched onto the “threat” exception of the First Amendment to justify banning speech that is not actually threatening (as the term has been defined by the law) but instead is merely offensive to the listener. Redefining a “threat” as anything that offends is a dangerous game that discredits accusers, underestimates students’ ability to cope with ideas they dislike, and trivializes the seriousness of actual threats of violence.