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Commentary: Charlie Kirk Presents a Free Speech Conundrum for Which There Is No Easy Answer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2023
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Commentary: Charlie Kirk Presents a Free Speech Conundrum for Which There Is No Easy Answer

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As an old-school free speech advocate, I have mixed vi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As an old-school free speech advocate, I have mixed views on the Charlie Kirk event. Over the years, my view has been, let these guys come on campus ...

March 16, 2023
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UC Davis Focuses on the Fact that the Show Went on with Respect to Turning Point USA

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2023
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UC Davis Focuses on the Fact that the Show Went on with Respect to Turning Point USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz3k-FnPpJM By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The show w ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz3k-FnPpJM By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The show went on. That was the thrust of UC Davis’ focus. In a release from the University, they noted, ...

March 15, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Community College to Investigate Anti-Trans Emails from Professor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2022
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Community College to Investigate Anti-Trans Emails from Professor

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A series of anti-trans emails from Sacramento City College math pr ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A series of anti-trans emails from Sacramento City College math professor Robert Crawford has prompted a “full investigation” according to a statement from the C ...

December 07, 2022
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U.S. Supreme Court Begins Hearing Free Speech Anti-Discrimination Case

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: December 07, 2022
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U.S. Supreme Court Begins Hearing Free Speech Anti-Discrimination Case

By Rena Abdusalam and Ivan Villegas WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments ...

By Rena Abdusalam and Ivan Villegas WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments Monday on a case that, according to the dean of the University of California Berkeley School of ...

December 07, 2022
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Commentary: UC Davis Is Applying the Lesson to the Wrong Incident and Wrong Time

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 27, 2022
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Commentary: UC Davis Is Applying the Lesson to the Wrong Incident and Wrong Time

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor UC Davis – UC Davis perhaps needs to update its playbook. Their r ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor UC Davis – UC Davis perhaps needs to update its playbook. Their response to the incident on Tuesday shows they have taken in the lessons of the 2011 Pepper Spra ...

October 27, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Federal Appeals Court Rules Illegal Immigration Statute Unconstitutional

Posted by Jake Romero
|Date: February 15, 2022
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Illegal Immigration Statute Unconstitutional

By Jake Romero NEW YORK, NY — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that part of an aiding-a ...

By Jake Romero NEW YORK, NY — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that part of an aiding-and-abetting illegal immigration law is unconstitutional, given its overbreadth and infringement ...

February 15, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Prosecutors Used Rap Lyrics as Evidence in a Murder Trial; That’s Racial Bias

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 03, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Prosecutors Used Rap Lyrics as Evidence in a Murder Trial; That’s Racial Bias

By Chessie Thacher Rap lyrics are protected free speech under the First Amendment. But all too often in t ...

By Chessie Thacher Rap lyrics are protected free speech under the First Amendment. But all too often in trial after trial of Black men, prosecutors introduce this form of artistic expression to secure ...

October 03, 2021
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City of Sacramento Shot Down by Court in Attempt to Chill Free Speech of Critical Progressive Activist

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: July 12, 2021
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City of Sacramento Shot Down by Court in Attempt to Chill Free Speech of Critical Progressive Activist

By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento’s latest gambit to ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento’s latest gambit to infringe on the rights of those expressing opinions city leaders don’t like has failed – a Sacr ...

July 12, 2021
| by Cres Vellucci

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Has the ACLU Lost Its Way in Protecting Speech They Hate?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Has the ACLU Lost Its Way in Protecting Speech They Hate?

By David M. Greenwald On Sunday, the NY Times ran a provocative story: “Once a Bastion of Free Speech, th ...

By David M. Greenwald On Sunday, the NY Times ran a provocative story: “Once a Bastion of Free Speech, the A.C.L.U. Faces an Identity Crisis.” In it, they argued, “An organization that has defended t ...

June 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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City of Huntington Beach Sued in Federal Court after Firing Advisory Board Member Who Attended Immigrant Rights Rally

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 01, 2021
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City of Huntington Beach Sued in Federal Court after Firing Advisory Board Member Who Attended Immigrant Rights Rally

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – The city of Huntington ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – The city of Huntington Beach is being sued in federal court here after a citizen advisory board member was “fired by t ...

June 01, 2021
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Commentary: Protecting Free Speech and Democracy During An Era of Objectively False Information

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2021
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Commentary: Protecting Free Speech and Democracy During An Era of Objectively False Information

By David M. Greenwald Last summer I noted with alarm the rise of objectively false information being post ...

By David M. Greenwald Last summer I noted with alarm the rise of objectively false information being posted on social media like Facebook. People would share articles and memes that were objectively ...

February 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Freedom of Dissent, Muhammed Ali and Gloria Partida

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Freedom of Dissent, Muhammed Ali and Gloria Partida

The First Amendment to the US Constitution provides for the freedom of speech… “congress shall make no la ...

The First Amendment to the US Constitution provides for the freedom of speech… “congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to as ...

November 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Attacks on Free Speech and Academic Freedom

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 31, 2019
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Attacks on Free Speech and Academic Freedom

Free event: Knowledge, Power, and the Future of Academic Freedom (From Press Release) - Attacks on facult ...

Free event: Knowledge, Power, and the Future of Academic Freedom (From Press Release) - Attacks on faculty free speech and academic freedom are at an unprecedented high. Come join your community and d ...

March 31, 2019
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Important Civil Rights Battles Were Won in the 115th Congress

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 05, 2019
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Important Civil Rights Battles Were Won in the 115th Congress

By Brian Tashman The past two years have been challenging times, as we have witnessed attacks on our shar ...

By Brian Tashman The past two years have been challenging times, as we have witnessed attacks on our shared values and civil rights from the Trump White House and a Republican-dominated Congress. It c ...

January 05, 2019
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A Louisiana Mayor’s Ban of Nike Products Violates the First Amendment

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 13, 2018
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A Louisiana Mayor’s Ban of Nike Products Violates the First Amendment

By Alanah Odoms Hebert and Brian Haus The mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, doesn’t seem to like Colin Kaeperni ...

By Alanah Odoms Hebert and Brian Haus The mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, doesn’t seem to like Colin Kaepernick much. He also doesn’t seem too happy that the sports merchandise juggernaut Nike made Kaeper ...

September 13, 2018
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Have Conservatives Hijacked The First Amendment?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 02, 2018
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Have Conservatives Hijacked The First Amendment?

By David Cole Have conservatives hijacked the First Amendment? Critics are increasingly making this claim ...

By David Cole Have conservatives hijacked the First Amendment? Critics are increasingly making this claim, maintaining that under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., the First Amendment, once an import ...

August 02, 2018
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The ACLU’s Longstanding Commitment to Defending Speech We Hate

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 24, 2018
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The ACLU’s Longstanding Commitment to Defending Speech We Hate

By David Cole The ACLU, the nation’s oldest and largest civil liberties organization, has always had its ...

By David Cole The ACLU, the nation’s oldest and largest civil liberties organization, has always had its share of critics. Many condemned us for defending Nazis’ right to march in Skokie in the 1970s. ...

June 24, 2018
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Can Schools Discipline Students for Protesting?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 23, 2018
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Can Schools Discipline Students for Protesting?

By Vera Eidelman Students around the country are turning last week’s heartbreaking school shooting in Par ...

By Vera Eidelman Students around the country are turning last week’s heartbreaking school shooting in Parkland, Florida, into an inspiring and exemplary push for legislative change. In the last few da ...

February 23, 2018
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Federal Crackdown on Immigration Activists Threatens to Chill Free Speech

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 31, 2018
| (3) Comments

Federal Crackdown on Immigration Activists Threatens to Chill Free Speech

By Katie Egan Across the country, a growing number of immigrants’ rights advocates and outspoken members ...

By Katie Egan Across the country, a growing number of immigrants’ rights advocates and outspoken members of the immigrant community are ending up in immigration detention, facing deportation, or being ...

January 31, 2018
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A Supreme Court Ruling Could Embolden Police Retaliation against Political Speech

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 31, 2017
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A Supreme Court Ruling Could Embolden Police Retaliation against Political Speech

By Jacob J. Hutt Earlier this year, a photojournalist headed to a Black Lives Matter protest in Times Squ ...

By Jacob J. Hutt Earlier this year, a photojournalist headed to a Black Lives Matter protest in Times Square against the New York Police Department, and took out his camera to film it. As he approache ...

December 31, 2017
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