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VICTORY: Federal court halts Texas’ ‘no First Amendment after dark’ campus speech ban
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the University of Texas from enforcing a law that bans virtually all free speech on public university campuses after dark

The trouble with ‘dignity’
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, universities are navigating how to respond when community members says offensive things online. But if “dignity” becomes a rule, it stops inspiring virtue and starts enforcing conformity.

California wants to make platforms pay for offensive user posts. The First Amendment and Section 230 say otherwise.
California’s SB 771 would punish platforms for users’ speech — a clear First Amendment and Section 230 violation that would chill online expression.

Arkansas wants to jail librarians. The First Amendment won’t allow it.
Arkansas’s Act 372 would let the state jail librarians for “harmful” books. The First Amendment won’t let censorship win.