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Kevin Kemper (Arizona, Journalism) - Garcetti v. Ceballos and Morse v. Frederick : How Refined Government Speech Doctrine Could Impact Academic Freedom at Public Colleges and Universities
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IIn the 21st century, we need to reexamine the legal parameters for academic freedom at public universities and colleges, especially in light of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. These are Garcetti v. Ceballos, which discusses how far an employee can take First Amendment rights in an goverment employment context, and Morse v. Frederick, which raises troubling questions about the extent of free speech rights for students and teachers in public schools. These come as some in Arizona want to limit the extent of what teachers can say in public classrooms. Also, this talk will look at John Stuart Mill's On Liberty to see if the cases and political efforts match long-standing notions of free expression in democracy.
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