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David French: A Bad Idea, Yes, But Unconstitutional? Restricting Political Speech in the Classroom

By Alliance Defense Fund

For many years, university professors have enjoyed a measure of academic freedom that is actually greater in scope than the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. Persistent and arrogant abuse of that freedom is going to invariably lead legislatures and universities themselves to begin to roll back professors? expressive autonomy. Sadly, the university establishment seems oblivious to the fact that their own abuses are leading them down the road of regulation, and they seem blissfully unaware that their employers have far more power over their expression than they dare to think. ...(read more)

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on February 20, 2007 (boomark / email).