Defending free speech on America's campuses
AP has published an interesting article about the free speech advocacy group FIRE -
". . .Since 1999, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has battled pro bono for evangelicals and atheists, animal rights activists and campus conservatives, and others who say they have been silenced by school administrations because of their points of view. . . .
"With 11 employees in Philadelphia and a network of dozens of volunteer attorneys nationwide, the foundation has grown from an organization that publicized student complaints to a resource for college communities.
"Foundation president David French said the group's goal is to 'transform the culture of education into one that respects free speech for everybody.'
"He said the foundation has successfully defended students, professors and student newspapers in nearly 100 cases — at schools public and private, small and large, urban and rural.
"Its most high-profile battles have been against campus speech codes. . . ."
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