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31 Jan 2023, 12:20 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[The Florida governor unveiled some big new ideas -- not all of them good] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference this morning to discuss his proposed higher education reforms. [read post]
15 Aug 2022, 5:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A comprehensive catalog of every case in which the Court considered a constitutional challenge to an act of Congress] I have now posted to my personal website an updated and expanded version of the Judicial Review of Congress Database. [read post]
26 Jan 2023, 6:58 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A proposed bill would do just that] It is hard to know when to get excited about bills introduced in state legislatures. [read post]
16 Dec 2021, 9:42 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A conversation with the president of Claremont McKenna College, the school at the top of the free-speech rankings] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
26 Sep 2022, 9:14 am by Keith E. Whittington
[To defend the Stop WOKE Act, Florida asks court to eliminate any academic freedom exception to government employee speech doctrine] This past summer Florida adopted House Bill 7, better known as the Stop WOKE Act. [read post]
16 Sep 2023, 5:00 am by Keith E. Whittington
[An unusual move in an unusual impeachment] In a hotly contested election, the voters of Wisconsin flipped control of the state supreme court from the Republicans to the Democrats. [read post]
21 Jan 2022, 2:29 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[Federal judge issues a strongly worded opinion on Florida's conflict of interest policy] The professors who were blocked by the University of Florida from offering expert testimony in a voting rights lawsuit against the state have won a significant legal victory for their academic freedom claims. [read post]
6 Jul 2022, 9:01 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A conversation with Eugene Volokh about the Shapiro controversy and political statements by university leaders] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
26 Sep 2022, 1:47 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[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]
5 Dec 2019, 1:33 pm by Keith E. Whittington
Representative Matt Gaetz was widely mocked yesterday for suggesting during the impeachment hearing that "maybe it's a different president we should be impeaching," by which he meant the one who left office in January 2017. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 10:33 am by Keith E. Whittington
[A conversation with a long-time leader of the American Association of University Professors about academic freedom] A new episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast from the Academic Freedom Alliance is now available. [read post]
21 Oct 2021, 5:00 am by Keith E. Whittington
[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]
16 Nov 2021, 7:01 am by Keith E. Whittington
[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]
20 Jan 2022, 5:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
[The law school has initiated disciplinary hearings against Professor Amy Wax stemming from her appearance on Glenn Loury's podcast] In December 2021, University of Pennsylvania Law Professor Amy Wax appeared on Glenn Loury's podcast. [read post]
17 Oct 2022, 5:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Organic chemistry professor fired because students at NYU thought the grades were too harsh] The Academic Freedom Alliance released a statement regarding the decision of New York University not to renew the contract of organic chemistry professor Maitland Jones. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 8:38 am by Keith E. Whittington
[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]
9 Nov 2023, 7:43 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Supporting Hamas butchery of Israeli civilians is beyond the pale] The extraordinary outpouring of support on American university campuses for the events of October 7th has, unsurprisingly, led to some backlash from alumni, donors, and future employers. [read post]