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The Alliance Defending Freedom Center for Academic Freedom is dedicated to providing students and student organizations with support and information as they face escalating attacks on their free speech and religious freedom at America’s public universities. All students should be protected to freely speak and engage in the marketplace of ideas on campus under the First Amendment.
An Angry Mob Shuts Down Conservative Event at Binghamton University

An Angry Mob Shuts Down Conservative Event at Binghamton University

By Alliance Defending Freedom posted on: July 22, 2020 By: Jenna Mohrmann, Media Communications Intern Sadly, it is becoming far too common for university students to have their ideas censored on college campuses. The First Amendment guarantees everyone freedom of speech. This applies to public college campuses, but often, university officials don’t respect that freedom. This happened […]

Free Speech Protected at Wisconsin University Because of One Student’s Bravery

Free Speech Protected at Wisconsin University Because of One Student’s Bravery

By Alliance Defending Freedom posted on: July 20, 2020 By: Cameron Cortman, Summer Office Assistant Because of the First Amendment, students shouldn’t have to worry about being able to speak freely on their college campuses. However, in many instances, students are limited to “speech zones” or threatened by school administration when they engage in free speech. Rising-sophmore […]

An Angry Mob Silenced Conservative Speech on Campus… Here’s What We Did About It

An Angry Mob Silenced Conservative Speech on Campus… Here’s What We Did About It

By Alliance Defending Freedom posted on: July 1, 2020 By: Jenna Mohrmann, Media Communications Intern Thanks to the First Amendment, we all have the freedom to speak our minds without government interference. That should hold true on public college campuses as well. A college campus is supposed to be a “marketplace of ideas,” after all. Despite this, some college […]

ADF’s History Battling Viewpoint-Squelching Student Fees at Public Universities

ADF’s History Battling Viewpoint-Squelching Student Fees at Public Universities

By Jordan Lorence posted on: March 17, 2020 Last month, Alliance Defending Freedom won a lawsuit against the unconstitutional mandatory student fee system at California State University-San Marcos. ADF is no stranger to challenging mandatory student fees, which universities often use to force students to fund groups advocating ideas they don’t agree with while simultaneously denying funding to pro-life […]

HUGE News! President Trump Takes 3 Major Actions on Religious Freedom Relying in Large Part on an ADF Supreme Court Case and Clients

HUGE News! President Trump Takes 3 Major Actions on Religious Freedom Relying in Large Part on an ADF Supreme Court Case and Clients

By Maureen Collins posted on: January 15, 2020 The First Amendment protects every American’s right to freely live out their faith. That includes every individual—not just those whose beliefs are popular. But for decades, we’ve seen many officials try to roll back these protected rights. We’ve witnessed government programs that excluded church-run schools based on their religious identity. We’ve […]

FREE SPEECH IN DIVIDED TIMES: THE PROBLEM OR THE SOLUTION?