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Victory for Free Speech in Crucial ‘Lyle’ Decision
Last weekend’s Wall Street Journal included about an important legal victory for free speech. In Lyle v. Warner Brothers, the makers of the Friends television show were sued for sexual harassment by a scriptwriters’ assistant who heard bawdy banter during the comedy writers’ meetings. ݮƵAPP joined an amicus brief in Lyle, opposing the lower court’s decision to let the case go forward. Silverglate explains why the California Supreme Court’s decision that this was not sexual harassment is good news for freedom of speech, especially on our nation’s college campuses.
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SHOCKING: 4 in 5 Americans think ‘words can be violence’
In a new ݮƵAPP poll, 4 in 5 Americans (80%) agreed at least slightly with the idea that “words can be violence.”
Five scary threats to free speech
Election season and Halloween conjure up frightening threats to free expression. Here are five that ݮƵAPP is monitoring this year.
Let the uninhibited debate begin! – Lukianoff v. Franks? – First Amendment News 445
George Washington Law professor Mary Anne Franks is ready to take on some noted First Amendment advocates, including ݮƵAPP’s own CEO Greg Lukianoff.
The First Amendment protects your right to trick or treat
Don’t be a free speech ogre on Halloween. Dressing up in costumes and asking for candy are constitutionally protected forms of free expression.