I now go back to the district court and because of this, I’m limited in what I can say.

But the right to protest was not abolished in the 5th Circuit. The right to protest remains. Sotomayor’s note is important.

When this case is finally over, I’ll be able to say more.

🧵 Louisiana is poised to pass three bills that together would stop discussion of gender, sexuality, and race – and force all schools to display the Ten Commandments.

Look, students are learning how to advocate and they misfire, but let's not lose sight of the fact that the EXISTENTIAL THREATS to academic freedom as we know it are uni admins that cave to craven political stunts and rich donor demands.

READ POZEN.

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So long as THEY get what they want, University admins will sell out students, staff, faculty and the community in a heartbeat to politicians, donors, and the media.

'Dr. Shafik’s conciliatory approach was criticized by defenders of academic freedom, particularly her disclosures of ongoing probes into faculty members. One later said the hearing was the first time he had learned that he was the subject of an inquiry.' archive.fo/sn9Z2#selectio…

Is is amazing how the protesters are always right 50 years ago and always wrong today

Claire Shipman is a Peabody Award-winning journalist. How could someone in our profession be so diametrically opposed to free speech. This is shameful

Very excited to announce my new article, 'Originalism, when did it really start and how do we apply it? I'd say the 1830s but without all the racists.'

#Satire #lawtwitter

When Mark Robinson, a literal Holocaust denier, says this is about anti-semitism, I think people need to realize that you're being played.

Breaking: Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors will remain in effect for now, as the full Seventh Circuit denies the plaintiffs’ request to reconsider the panel’s order allowing the law to go into effect. Four judges would have reconsidered the panel’s order.

Y’all. Please Google Robinson’s history of antisemitism. Please.

A few changes to that first line and this could be the jury instructions for the Emmett Till trial

Scenes like this are what awaits those who are pregnant in Florida under the six-week abortion ban that starts in May.

Vote YES on 4 this November to stop government interference in abortion.

How do you regain students’ trust after you call in the heavy hand of the law on them during peaceful protests? I get that civil disobedience comes with consequences. But if those consequences aren’t handled effectively in house, that becomes a huge problem.

New Beacon Press volume just arrived -- and I have a chapter in here, with my PEN America colleagues Jonathan Friedman 📚 and James Tager, on 'The Rise of Educational Gag Orders.' Many other great pieces in here as well. Buy The Right to Learn here: amazon.com/Right-Learn-Re…

I feel like I haven’t made this explicit enough but the Turney Memo contains the answer to this dispute and may be outcome determinative if you care about faithful agency.

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If you find yourself defending going around federal rules to kick thousands of kids off healthcare by grousing about “personal responsibility,” you’re losing

This fall, I got an e-mail from a guy named JM Simpson who'd read things I'd written about homelessness. He mentioned he was a photojournalist in Olympia and that he'd been photographing the unhoused population there. He wanted to share some work with me . . . (1)

A big story that hasn't gotten enough attention: a VA ed official tried to stop gen ed diversity requirements at 2 unis by targeting the syllabi of 27 profs. As we argue Richmond Times-Dispatch, gov't censorship of DEI initiatives inevitably leads to faculty censorship. richmond.com/zzstyling/view…

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