Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

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.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions

63 Articles

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 72% of the sources are Center
72% Center

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

The Record broke the news in Waterloo, Canada on Monday, September 22, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
For You
Search
BlindspotLocal