Preserving Free Speech on College Campuses: Why Congress Shouldn’t Promote Censorship by College Presidents

On Tuesday, the presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Pennsylvania appeared before the House of Representatives to answer questions about antisemitism on campus. They were very much of the when-did-you-stop-beating-your-wife variety. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R–N.Y.) repeatedly demanded that Harvard’s Claudine Gay, MIT’s Sally Kornbluth, and UPenn’s Elizabeth

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Legal Age of Consent in Arkansas: 18 and 14 – No Problem, But Keep Your Clothes On!

From Kidd v. State, decided today by the Arkansas Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Chief Judge Brandon Harrison, joined by Judges Rita Gruber and Kenneth Hixson: The court rejected Kidd’s argument that the exposure offense is unconstitutional under Worsham: My question (besides noting the absurdity of a state scheme that allows sex but

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FBI Seizes $86 Million from Individuals Unrelated to Crimes: The Legality to Be Determined by Federal Court

Following a raid in March 2021, federal agents spent days rifling through the personal belongings stored in nearly 1,400 safe deposit boxes seized from a vault in Beverly Hills, California. The agents were tasked with cataloging the contents of the boxes, but they also seized piles of valuables—gold coins, luxury watches, family heirlooms, and stacks

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The Debate Over Banning “Advocacy of Genocide” in Universities

This question has been in the news recently, in light of the recent House Committee hearings on “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism.” A few thoughts on my part: [1.] There’s no “advocacy of genocide” exception to the First Amendment, or to the contractual promises of student free speech that many private universities rightly

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Alabama Basketball Player’s Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times Moves Forward

The court has approved Spears’ libel lawsuit. The decision follows an incident on University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, after an Alabama basketball game. The controversy arose from an article published in The New York Times, which suggested that Spears was associated with a shooting. The court determined that the article could be interpreted as implying

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