West Point is violating the First Amendment with a crackdown on professors, lawsuit says
Tim Bakken claims West Point's policies suppress faculty speech, removing materials and banning opinions, impacting over 100 civilian professors in a First Amendment lawsuit.
- Tim Bakken filed a lawsuit on Monday in Manhattan federal court against West Point and its leaders over restrictions on faculty speech.
- The lawsuit says scrutiny of faculty speech began after President Trump issued a January executive order to review defense academies including West Point.
- According to the lawsuit, West Point banned faculty opinions in classrooms, removed books and courses, and punished unapproved teaching and writing during spring and summer.
- Bakken, who has taught law at West Point for 25 years and is its longest-serving law professor, stated that the plaintiff’s inability to share opinions on course material hinders and interrupts the learning environment.
- The lawsuit aims to represent over 100 civilian faculty members as a collective group and requests a court injunction to lift constraints on speech, emphasizing issues related to academic freedom.
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West Point accused of suppressing faculty speech in new lawsuit
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is banning opinions by professors in the classroom and some books and courses in a crackdown that violates the First Amendment, a law professor at the military school said in a lawsuit Monday seeking class action status.Tim Bakken filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court and named the school and its leaders as defendants. He said he wants to protect free speech and the right to academic freedom at an i…
West Point hit with lawsuit by professor alleging free speech violation
WASHINGTON — The longest-ever serving law professor at U.S. Military Academy at West Point is suing the Army institution over an alleged violation of his free-speech rights under the U.S. Constitution, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
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