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ݮƵAPP Hot Topics page offers primers on today’s biggest campus rights issues
Curious about some of the hot-button issues related to campus free speech and due process but don’t know where to start?
鷡’s Hot Topics page is here to get you up to speed, featuring backgrounders on a number of ݮƵAPP-related topics. Now on our site, you can find short primers on:
- Microaggressions
- Free Speech Zones
- Due Process
- Sexual Harassment
- Hate Speech
- Title IX
- Affirmative Consent
So if you need a link to send that Facebook commenter who insists there’s a hate speech exception to the First Amendment (there isn’t), or if you’re wondering whether you can legally protest outside your public campus’ “Free Speech Zone” (you can), then head over to 鷡’s Hot Topics page today to learn more.
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鷡’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.
Judge orders release of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk
Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was jailed for an op-ed. A judge just ordered her release: If you're feeling the chill on campus, we want to hear from you. Free speech belongs to everyone.
After brazen attack on expressive rights, faculty at Sterling College aren’t in Kansas anymore
Sterling College punished two professors for speaking out — despite its promises of free expression. Now ݮƵAPP urges the college to honor its word.
Colorado reversal on misgendering ban is a crisis averted but a danger revealed
Colorado lawmakers just gutted a bill that would've punished misgendering. Call it a victory for free speech, but we should reflect on how we came so close to losing.
Zick on executive orders and official orthodoxies — First Amendment News 469
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