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By: February 8 roundup - Overlawyered

February 8 roundup - Overlawyered — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 11:30:05 +0000

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By: great unknown

great unknown — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:55:07 +0000

I submit that if the concept of filing suit for negligent teaching ever takes hold in this country, much of the rest of this post would not be necessary.

By: SPO

SPO — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:03:34 +0000

With respect to some of these egregious free-speech cases at public universities, why aren’t “color of law” prosecutions brought against these professors and administrators? Frog-marching a university president who conditions the ability to obtain a degree on college-approved lobbying efforts would do wonders in encouraging the others. Personally, if what is alleged is true in the RIC case (and it were more current, the SOL may have expired), then the people involved need to be in federal prison for civil rights violations, and that sentence ought to be quite long.

It’s beyond disgusting that forced extractions (i.e., tax dollars) are being used to inflict this tyranny. A hypothetical sentencing should reflect this fact, and 10 years would seem to be about right.

By: John Rohan

John Rohan — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 13:11:22 +0000

“The First Amendment prohibits government actors from compelling private citizens to express views with which they disagree.”

But not when it comes to businesses – like cake bakers forced to write announcements celebrating gay weddings. Maybe they will hold that the same applies to students?