We Should Protect the First Amendment Like We Do the Second

We should protect the First Amendment like we do the Second

From Eyes on Education to censorship at Indiana University, Hoosiers are fighting for their free speech rights. (Getty Images)In Bloomington, a packed auditorium at Indiana University heard Gov. Mike Braun speak at a Turning Point USA event that drew thousands of students. The gathering came just weeks after the assassination of Charlie Kirk and it underscored how powerfully speech can unite or divide a community. Yet while one part of campus ce…

First Amendment litigator explains the do’s and don’ts of student protest

On Nov. 14, the College hosted First Amendment litigator Kathleen Farley '10 for an event titled "Transitioning Advocacy and Activism Efforts from Campus to Community: What to Know." Farley was a member of the legal team that won the National Press Photographers Association First Amendment Award in 2023 for ensuring reform in the New York Police Department after photojournalists were assaulted and arrested at Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.…