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Berkeley: Then and now (VIDEO)
Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the University of California, Berkeley faculty senate vote which, at the urging of the Berkeley , reformed the institution鈥檚 policies on campus expression. In 1964, the students who participated in the movement demanded that Berkeley respect their First Amendment rights. The result was a revolution for student rights on campuses across the country.
On this anniversary, we take a look back at the Berkeley Free Speech Movement to see if it can lend any insights into the free speech controversies that roiled Berkeley鈥檚 campus this year.
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VICTORY: Federal court halts Texas鈥 鈥榥o First Amendment after dark鈥 campus speech ban
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the University of Texas from enforcing a law that bans virtually all free speech on public university campuses after dark
The trouble with 鈥榙ignity鈥
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, universities are navigating how to respond when community members says offensive things online. But if 鈥渄ignity鈥 becomes a rule, it stops inspiring virtue and starts enforcing conformity.
California wants to make platforms pay for offensive user posts. The First Amendment and Section 230 say otherwise.
California鈥檚 SB 771 would punish platforms for users鈥 speech 鈥 a clear First Amendment and Section 230 violation that would chill online expression.
Arkansas wants to jail librarians. The First Amendment won鈥檛 allow it.
Arkansas鈥檚 Act 372 would let the state jail librarians for 鈥渉armful鈥 books. The First Amendment won鈥檛 let censorship win.