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Columbia on ‘The Daily Show’
Students who hadn’t heard about the Minutemen controversy now have—last night Jon Stewart ridiculed the Columbia protesters and their attack on free speech on The Daily Show. Tune in to Comedy Central tonight at 8 for a rerun of last night’s show.
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In a blockbuster First Amendment term, the Supreme Court got the big stuff right
Here are five free speech takeaways from the Supreme Court’s historic 2023-2024 term.
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Judge rules rapper B.G. must submit all lyrics to the feds before he records or performs them
Musical artists beware: The government’s thought police can use your lyrics against you.
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How the First Amendment bolstered the animal rights movement
The First Amendment protects the rights of all individuals or parties to advocate for their cause regardless of the viewpoint.
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Fed investigation of Lafayette College over Israel-Hamas protests highlights new threat to free speech
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released its investigations into ethnic discrimination complaints filed over the Israeli-Palestinian campus protests.