American colleges and universities have traditionally encouraged free speech. Recent dismissals of professors are eroding their commitment to this core mission.
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Political violence, made easier to carry out by the proliferation of guns, harms democracy by shifting the field of political disagreement from debate to aggression.
The First Amendment – and the freedom of speech it guarantees – is considered a fundamental element of American freedom and identity. But it wasn’t even part of the original Constitution.
If conversion therapy is deemed speech, then bans on it likely will fall.
A study of more than 1,600 books suggests that book ban advocates may not look past the cover art.
Anthony Comstock’s decades-long censorship campaign ended up turning him into a laughingstock.
The McCarthy era in the 1950s was another politically contentious time that raised questions about how politics influences what gets taught in the classroom.
There are growing signs that American civil society is becoming more vulnerable to the president’s preferences and dictates – something that happens in authoritarian countries.
Free speech is not absolute, nor does the Constitution protect only speech Americans like.
The Trump administration will trample on the first amendment rights of many of its citizens.
Think you know what the First Amendment means and protects? You − and a lot of Jimmy Kimmel’s defenders − may well be wrong.
The First Amendment is not just about the right to speak without fear of jail. It’s also about ensuring that government cannot punish speech indirectly by threatening livelihoods and institutions.
Media framing shapes people’s understanding of the world. A political communication scholar says that journalistic outlets’ failure to call Donald Trump an authoritarian is a problem for democracy.
Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas are testing a Supreme Court precedent barring displays of the Ten Commandments’ display in public school classrooms.
Donald Trump has plans to prosecute anyone who burns the US flag, but not all Republicans agree.
Faculty members represent a university’s core identity and mission. But no one had systematically studied faculty opinions on matters related to spirituality and religion − until now.
School lawyers are petitioning the Supreme Court to hear Cambridge Christian School v. Florida High School Athletic Association.
A landmark 1964 Supreme Court ruling protects the press in lawsuits by public officials angry about how they’ve been covered. It’s being targeted by President Donald Trump.
History shows that governments’ attempts to strengthen religious institutions can backfire.
Hiding ICE attorneys’ names in immigration court proceedings violates a fundamental principle that has protected Americans for centuries: open courts.
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, Wayne State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida
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Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
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Professor of American Civics, University of Tennessee
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Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
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Associate Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University
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Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
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University Research Professor of Education, University of Kentucky
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Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Programmes Manager and Research Fellow, the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis
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Susan S. Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy and Practice, University of Wisconsin-Madison