Free Speech
New guidelines hit the free speech bullseye but miss the mark on bullying prevention
Tue, 08/07/2012 - 1:10pm — Jen
While we welcome the opportunity to keep the anti-bullying conversation going, this particular entrée has a problem.
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Wendy Gonaver's Fight for Free Speech and Religious Liberty
When Wendy Gonaver was fired for standing up for her religious beliefs, she took action.
More Rights At Stake: A Preview of the Supreme Court's 2008-09 Term
A report from People For the American Way Foundation on a selection of cases the Supreme Court will consider in the term beginning October 6, 2008. In the 2008-09 term, the Court is set to consider a number of important cases involving voting rights, employment discrimination, free speech, and access to justice.
Why Is Norm Coleman so Proud of Putting John Roberts on the Supreme Court?
After Senator Norm Coleman bragged to the Minnesota GOP convention about the supposedly crucial role he played in winning confirmation for Chief Justice John Roberts, People For the American Way President Kathryn Kolbert said “It’s hard to believe that Norm Coleman is actually taking credit for putting Chief Justice Roberts on the Supreme Court. Under Roberts, the Supreme Court has voted to: deny equal pay to a woman who was paid less than the men in her factory, strike down voluntary integration plans for public schools that wanted to bring black and white students together, uphold a ban on an abortion procedure with no exception for the health of the woman, and deny free speech protections to internal government whistle-blowers.
Fired Teacher Calls on Calif State University to Change "Loyalty Oath" Policy
PFAW Foundation has taken up the case of fired Quaker teacher Wendy Gonaver, insisting that the California State University restore her to a teaching job.
Supreme Court End-of-Term Analysis: 2005-06 Term
The 2005-06 term was clearly a period of transition for the Supreme Court, as Chief Justice Roberts replaced Chief Justice Rehnquist, and two justices in a sense replaced Justice O’Connor Justice Alito took her seat on the Court while Justice Kennedy replaced her as the “swing” vote in a number of closely divided cases. And while a relatively large number of the Court’s decisions this term were unanimous (generally where the Court was able to agree on a narrow approach and avoid divisive issues as in the New Hampshire abortion case), the new justices clearly pushed the Court towards the right in several important, closely divided cases.
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