#421 Recent Free Speech Wins and What Free Speech Costs

About this episode

This episode discusses recent developments in free speech rights, focusing on a significant legal case involving a student's rights at a high school.

Freedom of speech is a key right that is fundamental to the American experiment, but is under deep scrutiny and even attack these days. In this episode, I walk through recent wins and trends for free speech, explain the details of the case E.D. v. Noblesville School District that has now been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court (in the form of a Writ of Certiorari or request for SCOTUS to take the case), and reflect on what free speech costs–and what it will cost us if we intend to preserve this freedom for the next generation. Outline: Our Silence Our Silos Our Censure Key Takeaways: Link to the case page and court documents in E.D. v. Noblesville School District. In sum, a student, E.D., filed a lawsuit against Noblesville High School in Indiana for derecognizing a Students for Life club because of the pro-life messages on the group’s flyers. The federal district court, unfortunately, ruled against E.D.; and her attorneys filed an appeal with the 7th Circuit. I filed two amicus briefs in support of E.D. on behalf of Students for Life of America (SFLA), Young America’s Foundation (YAF), and Indiana Family Institute, and I explain (in this episode) the free speech violations SFLA…

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Hershberger

Topics covered

• free speech
• legal cases
• education
• censorship
• student rights
• political trends

Keywords

• free speech
• E.D. v. Noblesville School District
• censorship
• Students for Life
• legal appeal
• First Amendment
• student activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Students for Life of America, Young America’s Foundation, Indiana Family Institute

Books & works: Writ of Certiorari

Places: Noblesville School District, Indiana

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