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The Seventh Circuit so held yesterday; the case also involved other controversial statements besides the expurgated slur.

The Ninth Circuit allows his First Amendment claim against his community college to go forward.

Idaho's Attorney General Raúl Labrador so opines, including a rousing defense of academic freedom, including in scholarship and teaching.

From Smiley v. Jenner, decided by Judge James Patrick Hanlon (S.D. Ind.) on July 28, but just posted on Westlaw: A new Indiana law prohibits public schools and their employees from providing instruction to students in prekindergarten through grade 3 on human sexuality. Kayla Smiley—a teacher who works for the…

The University of Washington thus wasn't barred by the First Amendment from disclosing such names in response to a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals public records request.

Manuel Pastor, professor and equity advocate, says while staking her political capital on showing tangible progress, Bass must also address other daunting challenges.

To defend the Stop WOKE Act, Florida asks court to eliminate any academic freedom exception to government employee speech doctrine

From a preliminary injunction decision by Judge Richard Jones (W.D. Wash.) in Sullivan v. Univ. of Washington (with PETA as intervenors; earlier coverage here): The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ("IACUC") at the University of Washington monitors animal research conducted at the university. The committee "approves and monitors all…

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's onetime chief spokeswoman has filed a complaint with local, state and federal prosecutors, demanding that he be prosecuted for perjury for repeatedly denying that he knew about another former aide's alleged sexual misconduct.