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Southeastern Legal Foundation is standing up for students'rights on campus
​Southeastern Legal Foundation has filed a lawsuit against Dept. of Education, taken action after aTPUSA chapter wa…
By Adam Sabes 
May 2, 2024
YAF beats UW Madison attempt to cancel Michael Knowles event by charging exorbitant security fees
UW Madison recently asked YAF to pay more than $4,000 for security costs for an event featuring Michael Knowles on …
By Wyatt Eichholz  '24
Mar 28, 2024
Missouri legislature advances bill to protect religious student groups
House Bill 1518 would stop Missouri’s state colleges and universities from discriminating against religious student…
By Alexia Bianchi  '22
Mar 25, 2024
USF student government forbids student leadership candidates from talking to school paper, potentially violating 1st Amendment
Student Government candidates at the University of South Florida were recently forbidden from speaking to The Oracl…
By Alexia Bianchi  '22
Mar 14, 2024
Georgia school’s ‘free speech zone’ policy might be breaking the law, legal group finds: EXCLUSIVE
A legal group has called on a Georgia university to reverse its policy of restricting outside speakers to an inconv…
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 12, 2024
University official threatens to call cops on Christian YouTuber for not moving to 'expressive activities space'
A Christian YouTuber was accused of being ‘disruptive’ while filming a video discussing Christianity with a student…
By Wyatt Eichholz  '24
Mar 11, 2024
Free speech org suing Texas State says the university's policies violate students' rights
'Speech First is challenging Texas State’s Discriminatory-Harassment Policy which is designed to – and has the effe…
By Virginia King '27
Jan 31, 2024
Report finds that 20% of US colleges 'clearly and substantially restrict free speech'
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression released its "Spotlight on Speech Codes" report.
By Adam Sabes 
Jan 31, 2024
PROF JENKINS: Of course religious colleges should discriminate
The constant kvetching about 'discrimination' from the left ignores two crucial points: 1) not all discrimination i…
By Rob Jenkins 
Oct 11, 2023
OPINION: Students, politicians reveal ignorance of 1A constitutional rights
33% of Generation Z believes using the wrong gender pronoun should be illegal. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer s…
By Ken Tashjy 
Aug 22, 2023
Professors sue for right to use Tiktok on university devices, citing academic freedom concerns
The coalition alleges that Texas's TikTok ban infringes on professors’ academic freedoms and constitutional rights.…
By Ian Cruz '25
Jul 22, 2023
YAF chapter sues University at Buffalo officials for violating First Amendment rights
U. Buffalo chapter of Young Americans for Freedom is suing school administrators and Student Association for de-rec…
By John Rigolizzo 
Jun 6, 2023
Sen. Cotton introduces bill to defund public universities that limit free speech
The Campus Free Speech Restoration Act would establish that 'free speech zones and restrictive speech codes are co…
By Austin Cowley '26
Jun 1, 2023
West Texas A&M faculty vote no confidence in president who cancelled campus drag show
After the Faculty Senate launched a no-confidence vote in the leadership of West Texas A&M University's president, …
By Shelby Kearns 
May 1, 2023
Free speech group calls out ‘constitutional no-no,' sues Texas State for multiple policies
The legal advocacy group Speech First filed a lawsuit against Texas State University on Apr. 13, alleging that two …
By Shelby Kearns 
Apr 19, 2023
University says it won't punish students for protected speech, following legal demand letter
After a challenge from the Southeastern Legal Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee informed students t…
By Shelby Kearns 
Mar 6, 2023
Congressional campus free speech roundtable brings together representatives, free speech advocates
Members of Congress and representatives from several organizations met to discuss the importance of free speech on …
By Elaine Gunthorpe  '24
Jan 3, 2023
2023 Outlook: Bias reporting systems continue to infringe 1A rights
Southeastern Legal Foundation sent 12 demand letters to universities across the country, urging them to change pol…
By Jared Gould 
Jan 3, 2023
Legal issues facing higher education in 2023
Upcoming Supreme Court decisions could determine the fate of women’s sports, the Biden administration’s loan forgiv…
By Shelby Kearns 
Dec 29, 2022
College instructor claims his 1A rights were violated
A former professor from the Governor’s School of North Carolina is suing North Carolina’s Department of Public Inst…
By Alexia Bianchi  '22
Dec 27, 2022
University clarifies tabling policies ‘to protect students’ freedom of speech’
After receiving a demand letter, Iowa State University clarified a tabling policy that risks ‘censor[ing] student o…
By Shelby Kearns 
Dec 23, 2022
University eliminates bias reporting system after receiving legal demand letter
Southern Utah University removed bias incidents from its reporting system after a demand letter warned of bias repo…
By Shelby Kearns 
Dec 21, 2022
Local government's Christmas policy parallels woke rules found on college campuses
The King County, Washington, Workforce Equity Manager told employees that religious symbols ‘may cause disruption t…
By Shelby Kearns 
Dec 19, 2022
Lawsuit begins after this college tore down anti-communist posters
A California court heard oral arguments against the college last Friday in a First Amendment case filed after campu…
By Alexa Schwerha 
Sep 29, 2022
Advertisments must be pre-approved, violation against free-speech at this college
Florida A&M University released a regulation in 2018 restricting the posting of signs, flyers, and advertisements o…
By Matthew Armato '24
Sep 3, 2022
This is why Amy Wax is under fire for her speech at UPenn Law
Wax is accused of engaging in 'intentional and incessant racist, sexist, xenophobic, and homophobic actions and sta…
By Alexia Bianchi  '22
Aug 4, 2022
This speech code prohibits 'unwelcome and/or discriminatory words'
The University of Miami's Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook contains broad definitions of what counts as…
By Maria  Colombo  '25
Jul 20, 2022
UPDATE: University drops security fees after free speech group challenged the charges
Campus Reform obtained the July 14 letter confirming that Pennsylvania State University would drop the charges.
By Logan Dubil  '23
Jul 20, 2022
Student candidate denied position after opening speech with Bible verse
Mya Little was reportedly denied a student government position for opening a speech with a Bible verse.
By Logan Dubil  '23
Jul 18, 2022
Campus group calls surprise $1,800 security fee 'unfair and irresponsible'
Pennsylvania State University is billing Uncensored America $1,808.52 in security fees for an April 2022 event.
By Logan Dubil  '23
Jul 13, 2022
'I was afraid to even defend myself': Student sues university that restricted her speech on campus
Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit against Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville after three no-co…
By Kate Anderson 
Jun 6, 2022
WATCH: 'Our right to express ourselves is fundamental,' lawmaker argues
Campus Reform Reporter spoke with State Senator Jerry Cerino about a bill he sponsored to protect free speech on co…
By Alexa Schwerha 
May 24, 2022
Jankowicz resigns as Biden's DHS pauses Government Disinformation Board
Executive Director Nina Jankowicz has tendered her resignation.
By Alexa Schwerha 
May 18, 2022
Bias response team violated students' 1A rights, federal court unanimously rules
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Apr. 21 that the University of Central Florida's (UCF) bias respons…
By Elizabeth Podgorny  '26
May 5, 2022
Ben Carson, Jordan Peterson, Ted Cruz among those condemning Yale Law students who heckled free speech panelists
Conservative leaders were among 1,400 signatories to a letter to Yale Law School, condemning students who exercised…
By Ben Zeisloft  
Apr 28, 2022
STUDY: 98% of MI students attend a university that does not respect free speech
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education conducted a study that analyzed the state of free speech at highe…
By Leana Dippie  '23
Apr 26, 2022
Legal victory for professor fired after criticizing ‘microaggressions’
A University of North Texas professor was fired after criticizing the concept of 'microaggressions.'
By Peter Cordi 
Apr 25, 2022
School to pay professor $400K settlement over pronoun case
A Shawnee State University professor won $400,000 from the university in a settlement after being forced to use a s…
By Leana Dippie  '23
Apr 20, 2022
This university president condemned Michael Knowles' campus speech. Now, students are speaking out.
On Mar. 31, Washburn University President Jerry Farley sent a campus-wide email denouncing Michael Knowles' campus…
By Allie Simon  '22
Apr 4, 2022
WATCH: Conservative student says he risks repercussions by talking with Campus Reform
Alexander Russo is a senior at Elizabethtown College, a private institution in Pennsylvania, and is the chapter Pr…
By Alexa Schwerha 
Mar 28, 2022
Lawmaker discusses his pro-free speech bill to improve students' experience at public universities
HB3543, proposed by state Rep. Chad Caldwell (R), would establish the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee to review Firs…
By Logan Dubil  '23
Mar 25, 2022
Indiana takes action to protect free speech
With Governor Eric Holcomb signing House Bill 1190 on Mar. 15, Indiana now restricts taxpayer-funded universities f…
By Alexa Schwerha 
Mar 24, 2022
This college's ban on 'hate speech' may 'risk stifling public debate,' First Amendment nonprofit argues
Fort Lewis College currently prevents content with 'hate speech' from being posted on its campus.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Mar 18, 2022
Q+A: Cherise Trump explains why students’ right to free speech matters
Campus Reform recently sat down with Cherise Trump, executive director of Speech First, a nonprofit organization th…
By Melissa Da Gama  '23
Mar 10, 2022
OP-ED: It’s Time to Prioritize Health—Healthy Discourse, That Is
Colleges are hoping you won’t notice that they still do not let some outside speakers come to campus. Or that you w…
By Cece O'Leary 
Feb 20, 2022
University launches free speech program, requires faculty training
Campus Reform spoke with a student who was concerned about how the University of Iowa's new free speech program wil…
By Logan Dubil  '23
Feb 9, 2022
UPDATE: University put helmet-clad professor on leave. He is now suing the school.
Barry Mehler is suing Ferris State for, allegedly, violating his first amendment rights following a viral video in …
By Alexa Schwerha  and Lydia Campbell  
Jan 31, 2022
SURVEY: Students' confidence in free speech rights, support for safe spaces plummet
A minority of college students reported that feel 'secure' about their free speech rights.
By Corey Walker  '26
Jan 28, 2022
New 'arbitrary' speech code reports that 'cannot be appealed' raise concerns about freedom on campus
Vanderbilt University's new speech policy has garnered criticism from students and the national organization FIRE.
By Courtney McLain  '25
Jan 24, 2022
WATCH: Defending students' free speech rights in the COVID era
Speech First Executive Director Cherise Trump spoke with Campus Reform about how university speech policies often t…
By Alexa Schwerha 
Jan 24, 2022