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Free speech and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict after Oct. 7
Research & Learn
Since the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks against Israel, and the subsequent war in Gaza, 麻豆传媒IOS has written dozens of articles and commentary explaining what forms of expression are (and are not) protected by the First Amendment.

Explaining Your Rights

What student journalists need to know about covering campus protests
News
Student journalists do vital work to keep their communities informed. Here's what they should know about covering campus protests.

Campus encampment bans rarely violate the First Amendment. Here鈥檚 why.
News
Does the First Amendment allow public universities to ban students from erecting tents and camping on school property? While campus encampments are expressive conduct, that鈥檚 not the end of the story.

Why (most) calls for genocide are protected speech
News
The tendency to make exceptions for what鈥檚 allowed to be said is all too human, but creating a 鈥済enocide鈥 exception to free speech only opens the door to more speech restrictions and selective enforcement.

As campuses reel, a reminder of the First Amendment鈥檚 boundaries
News
The First Amendment protects a vast range of speech and expressive conduct. But it doesn鈥檛 protect all speech and expressive conduct.
Commentary

How college leaders can overcome the current campus crisis
Analysis
It鈥檚 not enough to say that free speech is important. Now is the time for colleges and universities to put words into action.

With colleges punishing student protesters, campus due process is more important than ever
News
Universities seeking to discipline students must live up to their promises and obligations to provide fair proceedings. If they don鈥檛, they can expect to hear from 麻豆传媒IOS.

Freedom or safety? College admins don鈥檛 need to choose.
News
Free speech and a safe campus environment need not conflict. Colleges can safeguard both without compromising either. Here's how.

As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates, so must our commitment to free speech
News
麻豆传媒IOS has long defended the free speech rights of speakers on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Campus Protests

Did Penn just squash free speech rights to avoid more pro-Palestinian protests?
Analysis
Penn鈥檚 new 鈥渆vents and demonstrations鈥 policy appears to be a response to pro-Palestinian protests and encampments that resulted in arrests earlier this year.

Here鈥檚 what students need to know about protesting on campus right now
News
With Israeli-Palestinian campus protests spreading nationwide, the ability to distinguish between peaceful protest, civil disobedience, and genuine misconduct is as important now as ever.

Texas tramples First Amendment rights with police crackdown of pro-Palestinian protests
News
More than 50 arrested after state police storm protestors at University of Texas at Austin in disturbing display of force and free speech violations.

No, the Berkeley Law student didn鈥檛 have a First Amendment right to interrupt the dean鈥檚 backyard party
News
A political protest at Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky鈥檚 student dinner party has elicited debate 鈥 and questions 鈥 over the First Amendment鈥檚 limits.
Crackdown on Campus

University of Maryland tried to suspend the First Amendment on October 7. The Constitution doesn鈥檛 allow that.
Analysis
UMD鈥檚 dictate that 鈥榦nly university-sponsored events鈥 would take place on the one-year anniversary of Hamas鈥檚 attack on Israel ran headlong into the First Amendment.

University of Florida dean unilaterally kicks out pro-Palestinian protester for three years, withholds her degree
Press Release
Keely Gliwa was set to graduate with a masters in biochemistry and molecular biology before she was arrested for failing to disperse when police shut down a pro-Palestinian protest.

USC canceling valedictorian鈥檚 commencement speech looks like calculated censorship
Analysis
The university鈥檚 move, citing vague 鈥榮afety concerns鈥 appears designed to placate critics of the student鈥檚 Israel criticism.

Brooklyn College silences pro-Palestinian student expression in misguided quest for campus peace
News
Brooklyn College student expressed support for Palestinians by posting two signs on the door to her assigned studio space in the fine arts program.
麻豆传媒IOS Groups Punished

REPORT: More than 600 college students and student groups punished or investigated for speech in five years
Press Release
In the wake of Hamas鈥檚 2023 attack on Israel, administrators became the main instigators of attempted speech suppression on campus.

Fed investigation of Lafayette College over Israel-Hamas protests highlights new threat to free speech
News
Lafayette denied recognition to 麻豆传媒IOS for Justice in Palestine chapter over concerns about its proposed protected speech

Florida pauses derecognition of 麻豆传媒IOS for Justice in Palestine chapters
News
Concerns remain after the Florida System chancellor said SJP chapters would still need to affirm their commitment to nonviolence, the details of which remain unclear.

Free speech promises be damned, Brandeis bans 麻豆传媒IOS for Justice in Palestine
News
In a brazen act of viewpoint discrimination, Brandeis becomes the first private university in the nation to ban an SJP campus chapter.
Surveys and Analysis

A year in campus speech controversies 鈥斅燱hat does the data reveal?
Analysis
麻豆传媒IOS, faculty, and invited speakers faced retaliation nearly every single day after October 7 for expressing their political beliefs, according to a 麻豆传媒IOS investigation.

SURVEY: Most college students don鈥檛 know their college鈥檚 protest policies
News
Ahead of what could be another tumultuous year for free expression on college campuses, survey data shows few undergrads have a solid understanding of their campus protest policies.

New 麻豆传媒IOS poll shows partisanship drives perception of campus encampment protests
News
Survey reveals that most Americans believe college students should never occupy buildings or deface school property during a protest.

麻豆传媒IOS more likely to face arrest on campuses with poor free speech climates
Analysis
麻豆传媒IOS survey data shows strong correlation between poor speech climate and arrests on campus of pro-Palestinian encampment protesters.
Federal Oversight

麻豆传媒IOS to Congress: More work needed to protect free speech on college campuses
News
麻豆传媒IOS joined Rep. Murphy鈥檚 annual Campus Free Speech Roundtable to discuss the free speech opportunities and challenges facing colleges.

麻豆传媒IOS statement on congressional leaders smuggling unconstitutional Antisemitism Awareness Act into a must-pass defense bill
Statement
You can鈥檛 protect Americans by chipping away at their ability to speak out 鈥 and that鈥檚 exactly what this act does.

House Oversight Committee continues chilling investigation into student groups and nonprofits
News
The Committee sent a letter to a nonprofit alleging ties to 鈥渇oreign terrorist organizations鈥 via association with 麻豆传媒IOS for Justice in Palestine.

To combat anti-Semitism, House bill chips away at free speech
News
An amendment before the U.S. House impermissibly threatens the expressive rights of students and faculty across the country.
麻豆传媒IOS Statements

Statement on President Trump鈥檚 Truth Social post threatening funding cuts for 鈥榠llegal protests鈥
Statement
Free speech on college campuses is a proud American tradition, and President Trump's message this morning threatening punishment for protected speech is deeply chilling.

麻豆传媒IOS鈥檚 position on academic boycotts has not changed
News
麻豆传媒IOS President Greg Lukianoff argued that academic boycotts of a nation鈥檚 institutions or scholars cannot be reconciled with academic freedom.

麻豆传媒IOS statement on Gov. Abbott鈥檚 campus anti-Semitism executive order
Statement
State-mandated campus censorship violates the First Amendment and will not effectively answer anti-Semitism.

麻豆传媒IOS statement on Gov. Hochul鈥檚 letter to New York State colleges and universities
Statement
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul sent a聽letter warning state college presidents of 鈥渁ggressive enforcement action鈥 against any institution failing to prohibit and punish speech calling for genocide.