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Modern Legal History Series Free Speech Discussion, Ari Cohn, Jeffrey Usman Jan 2019

Modern Legal History Series Free Speech Discussion, Ari Cohn, Jeffrey Usman

Belmont Law Review

Transcript of interview. Ari Cohn was interviewed by Professor Jeffrey Usman on March 19, 2018 at the Belmont Law Review Symposium 2018: The Modern Workplace: Contemporary Legal Issues in Employment and Labor Law. Cohn opens the interview by discussing his work with a nonprofit organization, FIRE. Later, he discusses the work done by FIRE's policy reform team. He speaks at length about freedom of speech issues on college campuses, referencing numerous cases, including Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District and Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. The interview concludes with questions from the audience.


Proactive Protection: How The Idea Can Better Address The Behavioral Problems Of Children With Disabilities In Schools, Patrick Ober Jan 2014

Proactive Protection: How The Idea Can Better Address The Behavioral Problems Of Children With Disabilities In Schools, Patrick Ober

Belmont Law Review

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) needs to be amended to proactively promote positive behavioral interventions and reduce unnecessary and highly dangerous uses of restraint and seclusion. The IDEA purports to advance these goals, but in reality the relevant provisions of the IDEA require behavioral plans only as a reactionary measure to violent or disruptive behavior. This Note proposes an amendment to the IDEA to address these problems proactively.