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The First Amendment is clear:
A public university cannot cancel a professor’s courses, withdraw his role in organizing campus discussions, and preemptively decline to renew his contract because of public anger over his extramural political expression. https://www.thefire.org/university-of-colorado-boulder-violates-the-first-amendment-punishes-trump-lawyer-for-election-claims/
A public university cannot cancel a professor’s courses, withdraw his role in organizing campus discussions, and preemptively decline to renew his contract because of public anger over his extramural political expression. https://www.thefire.org/university-of-colorado-boulder-violates-the-first-amendment-punishes-trump-lawyer-for-election-claims/
But that’s exactly what @CUBoulder did to John Eastman after he gave a 3 min speech at Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 rally, well before the political violence that followed.
The reasoning? “Terrible press,” the school’s “reputation,” and pressure from “supporters” of the Benson Center.
The reasoning? “Terrible press,” the school’s “reputation,” and pressure from “supporters” of the Benson Center.
Today, FIRE wrote to @CUBoulder, explaining that Eastman’s speech did not amount to unlawful incitement within the meaning of the First Amendment.
FIRE calls on the university to rescind the unconstitutional sanctions imposed on Eastman. https://www.thefire.org/fire-letter-to-the-university-of-colorado-boulder-february-3-2021/
FIRE calls on the university to rescind the unconstitutional sanctions imposed on Eastman. https://www.thefire.org/fire-letter-to-the-university-of-colorado-boulder-february-3-2021/
