Campus Speech and the First Amendment
Panelists examined the state of free speech at colleges and universities. They explored issues such as whether “hate speech” is protected by the First Amendment, the Trump administration’s r…
783 viewsPanelists examined the state of free speech at colleges and universities. They explored issues such as whether “hate speech” is protected by the First Amendment, the Trump administration’s r…
783 viewsCollege students, university officials, and law professors testified at a hearing on the First Amendment and free speech on college campuses. Topics included the role colleges play in protec…
11,242 viewsThe House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing to examine global and domestic terror threats facing the United States. This portion featured Knoxville, Tennessee, Police Chief David Ra…
631 viewsWitnesses, including college officials and legal experts, testified at a hearing to examine free speech on college campuses. All were asked about which instances would cross the line and not…
3,794 viewsCivil rights leaders at a news conference at the National Press Club urged President-elect Donald Trump to denounce acts of hate in the U.S. Speakers included representatives from the Nation…
5,638 viewsA Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts convened a hearing on the use of the term “radical Islam” in government documents and combating…
72,120 viewsWitnesses testified about the “Jena Six” case in which six black teenagers were charged with the beating of a white student soon after nooses were hung from a tree on a high school campus. T…
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