Free Speech
Wisconsin Regents Back Free Speech
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin has become the latest university system to officially affirm the right to free…
Scared by Speech
I’m puzzling over what’s supposed to be bad here. What’s wrong with political activity in support of an ideology and…
Scott Walker’s War on First Amendment Costs Tax-payers Another $245,000
Scott Walker’s War on First Amendment Costs Tax-payers Another $245,000 @ MAL Contends . . ..
The Wisconsin First-Amendment War
#SolidarityWisconsin from The Voice Project on Vimeo. Via MAL Contends . . .: Scott Walker’s Defeat in His Attack on First…
Most creative LGBT activist
Meet the most creative LGBT rights activist ever @ The Progressive Midwesterner.
Madison Federalists’ Live Stream @ 12:30 PM
Hans von Spakovsky is the manager of the Heritage Foundation’s Election Law Reform Initiative. He studies and writes on elections…
Cheerleading not in the job description
“It’s not a professor’s job to be a cheerleader for their institution, argues a blog post on the magazine website…
The Price of Unlawful Conduct
“The lawyer representing six protesters who won a combined $44,830 in damages from the State of Wisconsin earlier this week…
Burdened, but still free
“Six more citizens won another free speech case against the Scott Walker administration who decided to close off the state…
Ordinary residents threatened, attacked for opposing factory farms
Residents in Wood and Adams counties in central Wisconsin working to halt a massively polluting proposed industrial dairy operation, a…
Restrictions on logos, words on clothing
Via Eugene Volokh thinks the Madison, Wisconsin school board is violating the First Amendment… @ Althouse.
The New Normal
Via “If prosecuting politically unpopular speech becomes the ‘new normal,’ you can bet this tactic will be embraced by both…
Madison, Afternoon of 5.12.15
PRESS CONFERENCE & MARCH: Stand With Tony “Terrell” Robinson’s Family, Following the D.A. Announcement facebook link Tuesday MAY 12, 4PM…
Marquette as Enemy of Speech
Via Marquette and Kirsten Powers – ‘The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech’ @ FREEDOM EDEN.
Cure more dreadful than disease
Via Yet More Feminist Nonesense: Trigger Warnings @ Marquette Warrior.
Contrasting Responses to Offense
There’s this thing about a free society. Chances are, you’re going to be offended. Not all people will show you…
Peaceful Protests
More students reach the steps of the Capitol. #TonyRobinson pic.twitter.com/RQV2Al1Tx5 — Mary Spicuzza (@MSpicuzzaMJS) March 9, 2015
Advice for the thin-skinned
I think this is the kind of thing professors should simply ignore. There’s meaningless, mindless chatter out there. Getting mad…
Protesters Mistreated at the Capitol
“He left. I continued my conversation with the state trooper. Suddenly I felt an officer grab my arms and place…
Bused from Capitol in Storm, Detained, No Charges
As Republicans rushed through a so-called “Right to Work” bill in the Wisconsin State Senate on Wednesday, some people were…
Marquette Admin Discovers 11th Commandment
Via Thou Shalt Not Dissent (McAdams, That Means YOU!!) @ Dad29.
Marquette to can conservative professor
Via MU professor John McAdams says he’s facing termination @ JS School Zone Blog.
Quiet
Scott Walker’s unconstitutional assault against free speech in the Wisconsin state capitol garnered reactions ranging from apathy to hostility against…
Marquette Steps in It
Is this a case where the newly-installed President of MU took some seriously flawed advice and pulled the trigger without…