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20 Mar 2020, 6:54 am
I would not have thought it necessary to discuss this, but it has become a surprisingly widespread talking point that it is "paternalism" and a sign of an encroaching "nanny state" for government officials to take drastic actions to stop the spread of COVID-19. [read post]
17 Dec 2021, 8:36 am
Tara Leigh Grove and I discuss our work as commissioners on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States and various proposals for reforming the Supreme Court on the latest edition of the We the People podcast. [read post]
16 Nov 2021, 7:01 am
[Some professors at UM think Bright Sheng got what he deserved and would like to do it to others as well] The University of Michigan opened this academic year with an academic freedom scandal. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 11:56 pm
A book for all new lawyers who wish to become advocates and for all solicitors who gain rights of audience and propose to exercise them. [read post]
29 May 2019, 5:00 am
I recently noted that university commencement speakers are a frequent source of controversy and that "controversial" on a college campus usually means anything slightly right of center. [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 11:21 am
During the debates surrounding the Mueller investigation into possible Russian interference with the 2016 presidential elections, we heard a great deal about presidential use of "otherwise lawful powers. [read post]
23 Jan 2021, 2:16 pm
[On the validity of an impeachment trial for a former president.] [read post]
2 Feb 2023, 10:36 am
[Should conservatives worry about breaking the norm of political non-interference with state universities?] [read post]
25 Sep 2019, 1:47 pm
Over at the Niskanen Center, I have a long post on the question of whether Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could simply refuse to hold a trial if the House of Representatives does manage to adopt articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. [read post]
18 Feb 2022, 1:53 pm
[The lieutenant governor of Texas elevates the idea of ending tenure at public universities] Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick held a press conference today to respond to the Faculty Council of the University of Texas, which recently passed a resolution reemphasizing the importance of academic freedom at the university and denouncing political interventions in the university curriculum. [read post]
21 Oct 2021, 5:00 am
[A conversation with the AAUP and FIRE about changes in the tenure system at state universities in Georgia] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
18 Feb 2015, 4:57 am
A book for all new lawyers who wish to become advocates and for all solicitors who gain rights of audience and propose to exercise them. [read post]
21 Dec 2021, 7:54 am
The University of Illinois at Chicago seems unable to correct course and respect the academic freedom commitments that it has made to its faculty. [read post]
29 Jan 2024, 4:28 am
[Universities should not be in the political activism business] The University of California system is debating whether to allow academic departments to issue political statements. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 8:38 am
[The university's effort to suppress expert testimony in a lawsuit against the state is contrary to academic freedom and the First Amendment] The Academic Freedom Alliance has released its public letter on the situation at the University of Florida. [read post]
26 Sep 2022, 1:47 pm
[Guidance given to faculty about effects of state abortion law raise troubling academic freedom questions] According to various reports, the general counsel at the University of Idaho has issued guidance to university employees regarding the state's new abortion law. [read post]
7 Mar 2020, 5:00 am
We are increasingly operating in a hyperpartisan world in which competing camps of partisan politicians, activists and voters yell at each other across an ideological chasm. [read post]
7 Feb 2022, 5:18 pm
Over the weekend, the Foundation of Individual Rights in Education jumped on a story out of George Washington University. [read post]
7 Nov 2020, 10:31 am
One of the most disconcerting developments of the 2000 presidential contest in Florida was the prospect that the Republican state legislature might attempt to settle the dispute by selecting its own slate of presidential electors. [read post]
2 Dec 2021, 7:31 am
[A conversation with the chancellor of the University of California at Irvine about academic freedom] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
