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SCOTUS misses chance to stop campus Orwellian nightmare

Secret investigations into thoughtcrimes–prompted by classmates surveilling and reporting each other for expressing…

By Brett Nolan
Apr 18, 2024

4 times universities restricted free speech in 2023

Olivia Krolczyk, a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati, says she received a zero on an assignment for using t…

By Campus Reform
Dec 29, 2023

REPORT: Freshman orientation materials dominated by DEI agenda

Speech First obtained freshmen orientation material from various colleges through Freedom of Information Act reques…

By Alexa Schwerha
Aug 19, 2022

1A lawyers brief students on free speech rights ahead of the fall semester

Three First Amendment lawyers spoke on a panel about free speech to college students at the Heritage Foundation.

By Alexa Schwerha
Aug 12, 2022

University pays $30k in free speech lawsuit

The University of Houston settled in a free speech case that accused its harrassment policy of being 'overbroad' an…

By Alexa Schwerha
Jun 17, 2022

Court halts university's 'harassment policy' pending free speech lawsuit

A District Court in Texas granted a preliminary injunction that prevents the University of Houston from enforcing i…

By Alexa Schwerha
May 27, 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

First Amendment experts criticize university's vague 'hate speech' policy

Davenport University's Student Conduct Code bans 'hate speech' during on-campus protests.

By Madeline Markwood '23
May 2, 2022

WATCH: Title IX protects women. Keep it that way.

Campus Reform Reporter Alexa Schwerha spoke with representatives from two organizations opposing the Biden administ…

By Alexa Schwerha
Apr 26, 2022

Lawsuit accuses university speech policy of infringing on students' freedom of expression

Speech First filed a lawsuit against the University of Houston on behalf of three students.

By Kate Anderson
Mar 20, 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

Orgs tell Supreme Court to get race out of college admissions

Speech First and Southeastern Legal Foundation have filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to hear the case…

By Angela Morabito
Dec 21, 2021