When Free Speech Is Attacked at Public Universities
A Tale of Two Colleges: How One Community College in Oregon Is Silencing Student Speech
By Danielle Bliven posted on: May 6, 2020 As a sophomore at Patrick Henry College in Virginia, I value the opportunity to sharpen my own beliefs through hearing and discussing different perspectives on campus. Thankfully, my college upholds the First Amendment rights of its students—as it should. I am encouraged not to suppress my beliefs but to […]
This Professor Was Fired for What He Wrote on a Chalkboard
By Sarah Kramer posted on: April 16, 2020 Dr. Nathaniel Hiers never thought that engaging in some friendly banter with his colleagues would get him fired. Dr. Hiers was a graduate student at the University of North Texas (UNT) from 2013 until he obtained his doctorate in mathematics in the spring 2019. He then joined UNT as a […]
Georgia Tech Has a Long History of Unconstitutional Policies—So This Student Group Is Taking a Stand
By Bryce Asberg posted on: April 1, 2020 More than 50 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Americans are still learning from his legacy. Students for Life at Georgia Tech recognized this. And that’s why they decided to bring Alveda King, Dr. King’s niece, to campus to speak about her experience in the […]
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 […]
6 Things You Need to Know about Chike’s Stand at the U.S. Supreme Court
By Sarah Kramer posted on: January 29, 2020 Chike Uzuegbunam never thought his time in college would lead him to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. But that’s exactly where he finds himself after his alma mater, Georgia Gwinnett College, silenced his speech and forced him and Alliance Defending Freedom to file a lawsuit. Today, Chike asked […]
Big Win for Free Speech on California State Campuses—Thanks to This Student’s Lawsuit
By Sarah Kramer posted on: January 29, 2020 Close to half a million students attend a school within the California State University (CSU) system. It is the largest public university system in the country. So when free speech is protected anywhere in the CSU system, it’s great news for a lot of students. And today, there is […]
Why This French Teacher Was Forced to Choose Between His Conscience and His Job
By Charles Snow posted on: January 29, 2020 I come from a family filled with public school teachers. From an early age, I saw that teachers rarely only taught students. They served the school in any way they could, often in ways above and beyond their pay grade. Peter Vlaming was no different. He taught French at […]
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 […]
Watch Why an Accompished Professor Was Demoted, Harassed, and Effectively Fired
By Sarah Kramer Posted on: | November 07, 2019 When Dr. Allan Josephson was hired as the Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Division at the University of Louisville in 2003, the program was struggling. Over the next 15 years, Dr. Josephson led the program as it became nationally recognized. And in 2014, 2015, […]