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To speak or not to speak: Universities face the Kalven question
As political pressure mounts, Dinah Megibow-Taylor explores whether recent institutional statements defend academic freedom — or quietly erode it.
ݮƵAPP statement on Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton upholding age verification for adult content
Today, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold Texas's age-verification law for sites featuring adult content, effectively reversing decades of Supreme Court precedent that protects the free speech rights of adults to access information without jumping over government age-verification hurdles.
Orchestrated silence: How one of America’s most elite music schools expelled a student for reporting harassment
Rebecca Bryant Novak earned her spot at one of the world’s top music schools. But after reporting her advisor for harassment, she says the school turned on her. Now ݮƵAPP is demanding answers.
ݮƵAPP to court: AI speech is still speech — and the First Amendment still applies
Is AI-generated speech speech? In a new amicus brief, ݮƵAPP says yes — and warns that when it comes to free speech and emerging tech, early missteps can echo for decades.