#free speech

#free speech

The OfS attempted to impose a fine of £585,000 on the university for its policies surrounding trans and non-binary inclusion, raising concerns for universities across the country.

Freedom of expression is taken each time silence feels safer than speech, each time convenience outweighs conviction, each time we mistake the absence of punishment for the presence of freedom.

"Go ahead. Lie about me and call me names. I'm still going to be over here trying to make the country more just, more peaceful, more good and more free."

The judicial system would find that Emory failed to protect its students, to protect its staff, to protect the educational mission of the university, said philosophy professor Noelle McAfee, one of the plaintiffs.

Conferences like HOPE are where that community comes together to learn, connect, and push these ideals forward. EFF is proud to be at HOPE 26.

The allegations of antisemitism against the University of Florida College Republicans originated with Sloan Rachmuth, known for attacking populist-conservative figures. Rachmuth tweeted images, including one of a Nazi salute, but these do not substantiate claims of antisemitism within UFCR.

Afroman's music has seen a 500% increase in streaming following his legal victory over sheriff's deputies in Adams County, Ohio, who sued him for defamation.

In August 2022, deputies from the Adams County Sheriff's Office in Ohio kicked down the front door of Joseph Edgar Foreman, a rapper known as Afroman who made the 2000 hit song "Because I Got High". The police had a warrant to search for evidence of drug trafficking and kidnapping, but they found nothing. Nonetheless, police broke down Foreman's front door with guns drawn, trashed parts of his house, cut his security video cords, took cash from his home, traumatized his kids, and offered him no recompensation.