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Foreword: Racist Speech On Campus, Kingsley R. Browne Jan 1991

Foreword: Racist Speech On Campus, Kingsley R. Browne

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Doe V. University Of Michigan And Campus Bans On "Racist Speech": The View From Within, Robert A. Sedler Jan 1991

Doe V. University Of Michigan And Campus Bans On "Racist Speech": The View From Within, Robert A. Sedler

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


The Legal Nature Of Academic Freedom In United States Colleges And Universities, William H. Daughtrey Jr. Jan 1991

The Legal Nature Of Academic Freedom In United States Colleges And Universities, William H. Daughtrey Jr.

University of Richmond Law Review

The courts serve as the ultimate guardians of the free expression of ideas in colleges and universities throughout the United States. While the Constitution does not enumerate any specific right of academic freedom, the Supreme Court of the United States has employed the first and fourteenth amendments to help ensure that academic institutions can continue to be forums for the unfettered exchange of ideas. State constitutions and statutes also help de- termine the contours of academic freedom.


Engaging The Spectrum: Civic Virtue And The Protection Of Student Voice In School Sponsored Forums, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 339 (1991), Robert R. Verchick Jan 1991

Engaging The Spectrum: Civic Virtue And The Protection Of Student Voice In School Sponsored Forums, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 339 (1991), Robert R. Verchick

UIC Law Review

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Racial Insults And Free Speech Within The University, J. Peter Byrne Jan 1991

Racial Insults And Free Speech Within The University, J. Peter Byrne

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article examines the constitutionality of university prohibitions of public expression that insults members of the academic community by directing hatred or contempt toward them on account of their race. Several thoughtful scholars have examined generally whether the government can penalize citizens for racist slurs under the first amendment, but to the limited extent that they have discussed university disciplinary codes they have assumed that the state university is merely a government instrumentality subject to the same constitutional limitations as, for example, the legislature or the police. In contrast, I argue that the university has a fundamentally different relationship to …


Comment On Preliminary Report On Freedom Of Expression And Campus Harassment Codes, Terrance Sandalow Jan 1991

Comment On Preliminary Report On Freedom Of Expression And Campus Harassment Codes, Terrance Sandalow

Articles

Campus harassment codes pose an unprecedented problem for the AAUP, not only because the issues of academic freedom they raise are novel, but also because the academic community is itself deeply divided over those issues. Historically, the major assaults upon academic freedom have come from outside the academy--from politicians, trustees, and donors who have sought to limit inquiry and restrict the expression of unpopular views. Ideas about academic freedom have been shaped in the course of repelling these assaults and in constructing barricades that will safeguard the freedoms to teach and to learn that are at the center of the …