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Free speech principle after Charlie Kirk
Main Tuesday, September 16, 2025Free speech principle after Charlie KirkI am quoted in a Miami Herald article (may be paywalled) on the wave of actual and threatened firings of people…
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Honoring Charlie Kirk by attacking more speech and speakers
Main Saturday, September 13, 2025Honoring Charlie Kirk by attacking more speech and speakersNow that it appears Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin was steeped in right-wing gamer culture, the Republican/conservative ecosystem seems…
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When a free-speech villain becomes a free-speech martyr and what we even mean
Main Friday, September 12, 2025When a free-speech villain becomes a free-speech martyr and what we even meanI posted my thoughts on the Charlie Kirk murder yesterday, but a Typepad glitch…
Legal Theory Blog
Gingerich on Surreal Speech
Jonathan Gingerich (Rutgers Law School) has posted Thinking in the Dark: The Case for Surreal Speech on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Why does art—especially art that does not communicate…
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Sport and speech, again (Updated)
Main Sunday, September 07, 2025Sport and speech, again (Updated)President Trump will attend the US Open Men's Final Sunday afternoon, reportedly as the guest of sponsor Rolex. The USTA issued an…
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Northwestern President Michael Schill resigns
Main Thursday, September 04, 2025Northwestern President Michael Schill resignsThe assault on universities claims its latest victim--Northwestern President Michael Schill, the Jewish President who apparently oversaw rampant antisemitic discrimination at his…
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Call for Speakers: History and Tradition on the Roberts Court
Main Thursday, September 04, 2025Call for Speakers: History and Tradition on the Roberts CourtThe Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review is proud to announce its symposium The Ever-evolving…
Religion Clause
LA Sued Over Its handling of Permit Application for Christian Revival Event
Suit was filed last week in a California federal district court by leaders of May Day USA, a nationwide Christian revival event, contending that the manner in which Los Angeles…
Legal Theory Blog
Green on University Ideological Diversity and the Fourteenth Amendment
Christopher R. Green (University of Mississippi) has posted The Fourteenth Amendment and University Intellectual Diversity (Laws, volume 14, issue 2, 2025) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Under current Supreme…
School Law
Supreme Court Addresses Religious Opt-Outs for LGBTQ-Inclusive Curricular Materials in Elementary Schools
By Linda L. Yoder, Joseph Miller, Tom Owen
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor has raised new considerations for districts faced with requests from parents to excuse students from instruction they believe is at odds with their religious beliefs.…