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University of Virginia Eliminates All Speech Codes, Earning FIRE’s ‘Green Light’ Rating

Sara Dogan — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:27:55 +0000

This week, the University of Virginia (UVa) confirmed that it had eliminated the last of its policies that unconstitutionally restricted the free speech of students and faculty members.

Academiaâ€™s Hate-America Presses

Sara Dogan — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:07:59 +0000

Each year America’s university presses produce hundreds of tracts extolling the virtues of pacifism, radical environmentalism, open borders, and socialism.

Every Color but Camo: Campus Bigotry a Social Threat

Sara Dogan — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:47:44 +0000

“High End” colleges discriminate against the military.

Pajamas Media » A New Look at the Federal Suit Against Arizona’s Immigration Law

sara — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:24:12 +0000

A New Look at the Federal Suit Against Arizona’s Immigration Law

Several Supreme Court cases may hold the key to Arizona’s defense against Washington’s overreach.

October 5, 2010 – by Ronald Rotunda

A new Arizona law requires police engaged in a lawful stop or arrest to ask about a person’s legal status if there is reasonable suspicion that the person is an illegal alien. This law forbids racial profiling, but understandably, many Americans of Hispanic descent are worried that the law will target them unfairly. Meanwhile, other states are proposing similar laws. And the Department of Justice is suing Arizona, claiming its law is unconstitutional, while the State Department has reported to the United Nations that this law interferes with human rights.

Is the federal government right that it is unconstitutional for Arizona to enact a law that supports federal law, which already forbids illegal aliens from entering our country? The answer is not as simple as it seems. Normally, there is no problem when state law helps (rather than hinders) federal law. Immigration is a little different because of a special clause in the Constitution giving the federal government power to establish a “uniform Rule of Naturalization.” Some people argue that this clause means that the federal government has the “exclusive power” to regulate in this area. That is not exactly true.

via Pajamas Media » A New Look at the Federal Suit Against Arizona’s Immigration Law.

Censorship of Anti-Terrorism Art Exhibit Documented in New FIRE Video

Sara Dogan — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:41:44 +0000

A Penn State student’s “Portraits of Terror” art exhibit was censored by the university because it satirized Islamic terrorism

The Defense of Radical Teaching

Sara Dogan — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:28:31 +0000

For a few years now, distinguished literary scholar Gerald Graff has been disputing with “social justice” professors and “radical teachers” over the proper use of authority in the classroom.

How a Conservative Organization Got Kicked Off of a College Campus

Sara Dogan — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:47:17 +0000

Students handing out literature critical of President Obama from the Heritage Foundation are forced to close down their booth at a student activities fair.

Brooklyn College Assigns a Book

Sara Dogan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:28:06 +0000

Brooklyn College’s summer reading selection offers diatribes against Israel.

Worse Than Ward Churchill

Sara Dogan — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:47:11 +0000

Contrary to popular belief, Churchill is not the biggest lunatic to (dis)grace higher education in recent years. That honor goes to Julio Pino of Kent State University.

Yes, Elite Colleges Are Biased Against Poor Whites

Sara Dogan — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:47:06 +0000

Another blow against “affirmative action” policies.