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�鶹��ýIOS Reacts -- Where does Harvard go from here? With Larry Summers

2025 has not been kind to Harvard. To date, the Trump administration , demanding violations of free speech, academic freedom, and institutional autonomy in return for restoring the funding. In response, Harvard , raising First Amendment claims. ...

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Issue Pages

Intentional infliction of emotional distress

Speech classified as “intentional infliction of emotional distress” has to be in some sense gratuitous and serving no valid social or communicative purpose.

Books

Authoritarians in the Academy

A revealing exposé on how foreign authoritarian influence is undermining freedom and integrity within American higher education institutions.

Podcasts

Commercial speech and the First Amendment

Imagine the government forcing you to label your all-natural milk product as "imitation." Florida tried to make one dairy farm do just that, sparking a First Amendment question: Where's the line between a business's right to speak and...

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Interviews

So to Speak Podcast Transcript: Commercial speech and the First Amendment

Where’s the line between a business’s right to speak and protecting consumers from deception?

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Summer 2025 �鶹��ýIOS Quarterly

For asking administrators what they did last week, his university accused him of causing “emotional and psychological harm.”

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Issue Pages

Time, place, and manner limits on speech

The government is allowed considerable discretion in what kind of time, place, and manner restriction it imposes, as long as the restriction is truly viewpoint neutral.

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Interviews

So to Speak Podcast Transcript: Justin Amash

Throughout his career, former Congressman Justin Amash has been a strong advocate for freedom of speech, writing that “Free speech is a barren concept if people are limited to expressing views already widely held.”

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Reports

Spotlight on Speech Codes 2025

The 2025 Spotlight on Speech Codes report marks the first time that the number of green light schools outnumbers the number of red light schools.

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Issue Pages

What is the government speech doctrine?

In recent years, courts have examined the government speech doctrine in a variety of contexts ranging from monuments in parks, to license plates, to regulation of federal trademarks, the flying of flags on city hall, and more.

Podcasts

Justin Amash

Throughout his career, former Congressman has been a strong advocate for freedom of speech, writing that "The value of free speech comes from encountering views that are unorthodox, uncommon, or unaccepted...Free speech is a barren concept if...

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Issue Pages

Recording police in public: What you need to know

The First Amendment protects your right to take photos or videos of government agents in public spaces.

Issue Pages

Free speech and private universities

Because private colleges have such broad freedom to determine their own policies, and because state laws vary so widely, it is safest to speak of having only “potential” rights on a private campus.

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Issue Pages

Compelled speech

It is unconstitutional for the government to adopt a point of view on a particular subject and force citizens to agree.

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Interviews

So to Speak podcast transcript: Tech check — AI moratorium, Character AI lawsuit, FTC, Digital Services Act, and FSC v. Paxton

We're checking in on the latest news in tech and free speech.