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OCR’s Occidental Findings Letter Accepts Reduced Sanctions as Attempt at Due Process

June 13, 2016

Reason TV Interviews Occidental College Students About Microaggressions, Support for Free Speech

December 9, 2015

FIRE Warns Occidental Against Proposal to Create ‘Institutional Orthodoxy’

November 25, 2015

‘Esquire’ Details Egregious Failures of Occidental Sexual Assault Case

March 27, 2015

News

Emily Yoffe on ‘The College Rape Overcorrection’

December 8, 2014

Former Occidental Student Files Title IX Complaint After Being Denied Fair Hearing

October 29, 2014

Public Records and the Occidental Sexual Assault Controversy

July 23, 2014

‘New York Times’ Misses Opportunity to Report on Campus Due Process Violations

July 7, 2014

Occidental Belatedly Attempts to Seal Case Documents—and Fails

June 19, 2014

Sexual Assault Injustice at Occidental: College Railroads Accused Student

June 4, 2014

Press Release

Occidental Continues Campaign Against Students

August 5, 2013

Press Release

Four Key Points About Free Speech and the Feds' 'Blueprint'

July 15, 2013

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Please Explain Why Putting University Administrators in Charge of Judging Speech Is a Good Idea

July 9, 2013

'California Watch': No Free Speech at California Colleges

January 7, 2011

This Month in FIRE History: FIRE Defends Student “Shock Jock” at Occidental College

July 23, 2008

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The Media Has Never Understood the Oxy Case

October 22, 2007

Oxy in the News

October 22, 2007

Antebi Explained

October 19, 2007

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Despite Setbacks, Antebi Keeps Up Fight Against Oxy

July 20, 2007

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Jason Antebi on Hopkins and Facebook

December 8, 2006

News

Antebi Petition for Review Filed

September 22, 2006

Blog

Occidental Ruling Misses the Mark

September 15, 2006

(Re)Introducing Will Creeley

September 8, 2006

‘Occidental Offenses’ at National Review Online

September 5, 2006

Blog

Occidental offenses

September 4, 2006

News

Celebrating One Year of ‘The Torch’

February 28, 2006

News

‘Sexual Harassment Policies Need Reform’

February 15, 2006

Appeals Brief Filed in Occidental Lawsuit

February 2, 2006

Blog

Art and the Myth of the ‘Right Not to Be Offended’

October 21, 2005

The Chill Is Nothing New

September 9, 2005

Blog

Wronging student rights

September 3, 2005

Blog

File Under ‘See No Evil’

August 3, 2005

Oxy Asks California Court to Render the Leonard Law Powerless in Serious Cases of Censorship

July 26, 2005

Blog

This Month in FIRE History: Office for Civil Rights ‘Clarifies’ Colleges’ Duty to Respect Free Speech

July 15, 2005

Blog

‘Oxy President’s Departure Doesn’t Erase Speech Issue’

July 13, 2005

Oxy President's Departure Doesn't Erase Speech Issue

July 5, 2005

News

Occidental College President Steps Down

June 9, 2005

Blog

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 10

June 6, 2005

Blog

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 9

May 24, 2005

Blog

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 8

April 29, 2005

Blog

The Student Press Law Center Covers the Oxy Case

April 7, 2005

Blog

Le Moyne, Occidental, UNLV Top the List in the ‘2005 Campus Outrage Awards’

April 1, 2005

Blog

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 7

March 29, 2005

Blog

Oxy’s Bane

March 23, 2005

Blog

FIRE Claims Oxy's Blowing Smoke, Smearing Plaintiff in Censorship Suit

March 20, 2005

News

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 6

March 18, 2005

Blog

Student Files Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Against Occidental College After College Censored Speech and Dissolved Student Government

March 15, 2005

Student Files Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Against Occidental College After College Censored Speech and Dissolved Student Government

March 14, 2005

Press Release

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 5

March 11, 2005

ACLU Vice President Dismisses Occidental College’s Claim that Its Censorship Was Consistent with ACLU Policies

March 11, 2005

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 4

March 11, 2005

‘Lyle’ Portends Life Without Freedom, ‘Friends,’ ‘Seinfeld’

March 10, 2005

Blog

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 3

March 9, 2005

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 2

March 4, 2005

Blog

Occidental College’s Ongoing Shame: Part 1

March 1, 2005

$10 Million Lawsuit Alleges Violation of Free Speech

February 28, 2005

News

Dark Times for Students at Occidental College

December 7, 2004

Blog

Oxy Caught in the Crossfire

October 12, 2004

News

Dark times for student rights

October 6, 2004

Blog

Breaking the Silence

September 28, 2004

News

Occidental College's Censorship of Radio Station Marks Abuse of Power

September 21, 2004

News

Freedom of speech: RIC ends the inquisition, not the debate

September 21, 2004

News

Occidental College Ruthlessly Suppresses Free Speech

July 14, 2004

Press Release

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