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Byline: Morgan Snook Harrisburg, Pa. - Social media sites that censor free speech could face civil penalties under a new Senate bill introduced on Thursday. Senate Bill 604 would make [...]

Byline: Natalie Dunlap The Iowa Senate passed an amended version of House File 744, known as the education free speech bill, in a unanimous vote on Wednesday. The bill says [...]

A bill introduced in the Florida House of Representatives by Gov. Ron DeSantis unnecessarily increases penalties for violent and disorderly protesters, targets the Black Lives Matter movement and infringes on [...]

The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska will meet for the first time in the Spring 2021 semester on Wednesday to vote on multiple pieces of legislation. The [...]

Byline: Daniel MeloolDaniel Melool Features With Election Day around the corner, candidates across the country are engaged in competitive races that are sure to have a lot of money spent [...]

The SGA Undergraduate Congress discussed the Campus Activities Council special election and a resolution in support of the OU masking policy in its first meeting of the semester Tuesday evening. [...]

Feb. 11, the Wisconsin State Assembly approved a bill that protects free speech on all University of Wisconsin campuses. Under the bill, students who disrupt free speech on UW campuses [...]

Byline: Arjun Thakkar Two bills that could affect free speech on campus passed in the Michigan House of Representatives' House Oversight Committee on Sept. 5. The bills aim to regulate [...]

Byline: Katie Balevic The Texas House passed a bill Monday meant to protect freedom of speech and expressive activities on college campuses, but some Democrats say it could prevent universities [...]

isAccessibleForFree' content='true'/> Months after Associated Students of Oregon State University were unable to take a unified, public stance on Measure 105, a new Oregon State Senate resolution aims to give [...]

isAccessibleForFree' content='true'/> Months after Associated Students of Oregon State University were unable to take a unified, public stance on Measure 105, a new Oregon State Senate resolution aims to give [...]

isAccessibleForFree' content='true'/> Months after Associated Students of Oregon State University were unable to take a unified, public stance on Measure 105, a new Oregon State Senate resolution aims to give [...]

Byline: Caleb McCullough Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed into law a bill addressing free-speech on college campuses in Iowa. Senate File 274 aims to protect free speech on community-college [...]

Byline: Caleb McCullough A bill addressing free speech on college campuses passed the Iowa House on Thursday afternoon in a 52-44 vote. The bill would designate most outdoor areas of [...]

Byline: Annemarie Cuccia The GUSA senate unanimously passed a resolution supporting GUTS bus driver Larry Calloway during its Oct. 21 meeting. Calloway is known for singing and giving short speeches [...]

Senate Bill 364, created to ensure freedom of speech on college campuses, has passed the Louisiana House of Representatives by a 58-26 vote. 'This could give a student confidence he [...]

Byline: Brian Fox A bipartisan informational debate on free speech was held by the College Democrats and College Republicans in Gilbertson 117 on Tuesday, April 17. The debate focused on [...]

Byline: Christina Maxouris Senate Bill 339 is on Governor Nathan Deal's desk after receiving approval from the Georgia General Assembly. The new bill would make college policies less restrictive for [...]

Cyberbullying could soon become a felony in Michigan, with a sentence of up to 10 years if it causes the death of a victim. This bipartisan-supported bill, House Bill 5017, [...]

A higher education bill, known as the PROSPER Act, has been passed through committee and is awaiting consideration by the House of Representatives. PROSPER, which stands for 'Promoting Real Opportunity, [...]

Byline: Ariana Nakhla After months of debate, the University Senate passed a resolution in support of academic freedom of speech at the Senate plenary meeting last Friday. The Senate has [...]

Byline: Amanda GordonJohnnie JohnsonGarrison Marschner by Amanda Gordon, Johnnie Johnson and Garrison Marschner The First Amendment reads that 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting [...]

Byline: Celeste Malone According to (WATE), there are 16 new laws to take effect in Tennessee on Jan. 1. Some new laws are extremely technical, like Senate Bill 0128, which [...]

Byline: Celeste Malone According to (WATE), there are 16 new laws to take effect in Tennessee on Jan. 1. Some new laws are extremely technical, like Senate Bill 0128, which [...]

Byline: Jared Brewer The bulk of Wednesday's ASUC Senate meeting was devoted to negotiations surrounding the upcoming 'Free Speech Week' at UC Berkeley, culminating in the passage of a resolution [...]

Byline: Duncan Reid Across college campuses nationwide, the right to free expression is endangered. In the past three years alone, one lawmaker in Wisconsin threatened to withhold funding from University [...]

Byline: Emilie Burditt State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, announced her political campaign against Democrat Tammy Baldwin for the United States Senate Thursday. She made her campaign announcement public in a [...]

The U.S. Congress is about to make a mistake. A week ago, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Senate sponsors of a new bill called the Israel [...]

Byline: Christina Berchini Dear Mr. Carlson, I had not heard of you prior to the 'Tucker Carlson Interview Request' I received to my work account last weekend (forgive me, Fox [...]

Byline: Izabela Zaluska After nearly five hours of debate, the Campus Free Speech Act passed through the Wisconsin State Assembly in a vote of 61 to 36 Wednesday evening. The [...]

Early in May, Michigan state senators introduced two free speech bills to the Michigan legislature: Senate Bill 349, entitled the 'Campus Free Speech Act,' and Senate Bill 350. If Senate [...]

id='asset-content'data-asset-uuid='42debe3e-466c-11e7-a580-73f3d4ad8f53'> The North Carolina House of Representatives passed a campus free speech bill at the end of April that, if it becomes law, would change the way students at North [...]

Byline: Daniel Hoerauf Share on TwitterCourtesy Wikimedia Commons The bill received bipartisan support in both the House of Delegates and Senate before reaching McAuliffe. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed legislation [...]

Byline: Mollie Lemm For links to the full resolutions, click the following links. Senate Bill 63 Senate Bill 64 Senate Bill [...]

Byline: Katja Cresan Share on TwitterCourtesy Virginia General Assembly The bill's chief patron was Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), who described it as a more detailed restatement of the First [...]

Byline: Kaitlin Bell After a heated and lengthy debate in which senators fought passionately about patriotism, the separation of church and state and freedom of speech, the New Hampshire Senate [...]

Byline: Christopher Kao The College is opposing a proposed New Hampshire law that would prevent colleges and universities from enforcing speech codes on students and professors. 'It's a totally unnecessary [...]

Byline: Stuart A. Reid Economics professor Andrew Samwick linked hot-button political issues to age-old constitutional debates in a speech Tuesday night at the Rockefeller Center that focused on the First [...]

Byline: Joe Walsh A resolution by Students Advocating for Students that called for changes to Tufts University's Sexual Misconduct Policy, along with other policies, failed to pass last night at [...]

Byline: Ella Chochrek After over a month and a half of revisions, Student Union Senate passed a resolution promoting freedom of expression and academic freedom early Wednesday morning. Student Union [...]

Byline: College Republicans In an age of confused and muddled discussion about American fairness, the notion of impartiality has been rendered immoral. To leave a playing field free of intervention, [...]

Byline: Kailey Childers Tagsfirst amendmentfirst amendment weekopinionpolitical partiespolitics Kailey Childers | Assistant Opinion Editor 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; [...]

Byline: Ryan Tarinelli The University of Idaho faculty senate voted Tuesday to add new academic freedom language to the UI constitution to expand faculty members' freedom of speech rights. The [...]

This week, a student senate committee voted 5-0 to indefinitely table a bill calling on the ASUC and Chancellor Nicholas Dirks to condemn the activism of UC Berkeley faculty and [...]

Byline: Patrick White One might have thought that the first amendment being placed first in the Bill of Rights would give it significant weight. Yet two recent actions, one in [...]

Byline: Patrick White One might have thought that the first amendment being placed first in the Bill of Rights would give it significant weight. Yet two recent actions, one in [...]

Byline: Tony Petersen We take freedom of speech for granted in this country. My â87 Ford Ranger with its âDonât Blame Me, I Wrote-In Ron Paulâ bumper sticker can park [...]