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New Ohio Bill Would Stop Colleges From Banning Speakers and Creating Free Speech Zones

A proposed bill in Ohio’s state legislature would prevent colleges from banning “controversial” speakers from campus and prohibit the creation of free speech zones. The bill, titled the Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act, was introduced by Sen. Andrew Brenner after he noticed multiple instances of conservative speakers being blocked from campuses across […]

Northwestern University Student Government Rejects Free Speech Bill Following Leftist Protests

The student government at Northwestern University has voted to indefinitely table a resolution aimed at protecting free speech on campus, following volatile campus protests of YAF’s Jeff Sessions lecture last fall. The Associated Student Government voted 12-11-3 to suspend debate on the free speech bill indefinitely last Wednesday, arguing that the resolution didn’t provide enough […]

Free Speech Under Attack In Ireland

By: Bryan O’Shea Much like leftists in America attempting to reframe first amendment expression to shut down conservative ideas, freedom of speech is also under attack in Ireland. A few months ago, the Irish Justice Minister, Charlie Flanagan, launched a “Public Consultation on Hate Speech” where he invited citizens and NGO’s to make their submissions […]

TRIGGER WARNING: Ted Cruz goes scorched earth on anti-free speech culture

Anti-free speech leftists are shaking all across America after Ted Cruz holds them accountable for the PC culture they incubated. Watch now: If you have friends that think Che Guevara is “chic” or “cool,” make them watch this video immediately. Watch more #onlyatYAF videos every day! Click now to connect with us on Facebook.

Free speech is for everyone ft. Todd Starnes

    Does it “grind your gears” when conservative students are silenced on their college campuses? It should—and here’s why! Everyone deserves to have their voice heard in the public square. Everyone deserves a chance to share their opinion and defend their viewpoints. But here’s the problem: the Left is terrified of these ideas! They […]

Yik Yak and the Right to Free Speech

A lawsuit against the University of Mary Washington was reinstated by the Fourth Circuit in a case that poses a threat to free speech, according to experts on the issue. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit by the Feminist Majority Foundation against the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, in which the Foundation […]

YAF Wins Landmark Free Speech Lawsuit, UC Berkeley To Pay $70,000 And Rescind Unconstitutional Policies

Following more than a year of hard-fought litigation in the hostile Ninth Circuit, Young America’s Foundation secured victory for free speech against the University of California, Berkeley. Through YAF’s lawsuit and subsequent settlement agreement executed over the weekend, UC Berkeley agreed to the following terms set by Young America’s Foundation: 1) Pay Young America’s Foundation […]

‘America Is Not Alone In The Culture Wars’: Free Speech Ireland

EDITOR’S NOTE: Free speech is constantly under attack on college campuses across America, but this trend of censoring ideas is not unique to the United States. Freedom-minded students in other countries are also facing obstacles when they attempt to engage in the free and open exchange of ideas that should be the trademark of higher […]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hands Conservative Professor Free Speech Victory

By Ethan Hollenberger Just over a year ago, I wrote in the New Guard that Marquette University conservatives were having their day in court. The Wisconsin Circuit Court was hearing a case regarding conservative Professor John McAdams’ firing (McAdams was represented by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a Wisconsin based conservative law firm and […]

UC Berkeley’s ‘Free Speech Commission’ Recommendations Are Staggeringly Bad

Carol Christ, the chancellor at the University of California, Berkeley was “delighted” to share the findings of her so-called “Free Speech Commission” in an email this week. The report cites “events last fall which resulted in significant disruption to the campus and challenged our values as a community,” and obsesses over Ben Shapiro’s appearance on […]

YAF Scores Victory Against Berkeley In Free Speech Lawsuit, Case To Proceed

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled to allow Young America’s Foundation’s First Amendment lawsuit against the school to move forward, giving students their day in court to hold Berkeley accountable for violating their rights and suppressing conservative speech. UC Berkeley has used its infamous unwritten and unpublished High Profile Speaker Policy to repeatedly suppress […]

OP-ED: The Fight For Free Speech At Hobart And William Smith Colleges

by Katrina Willis, HWS Young Americans for Freedom If an explosive Ben Shapiro lecture at UC-Berkeley is like figure skating at the Winter Olympics, activism at Hobart and William Smith Colleges as a member of Young Americans for Freedom is like cross-country skiing. The stifling bias we face is not a flashy must-see event attracting […]

Free Speech Wins: UC YAF Event Leads To Changes In Speaker Security Policies

In a victory for free speech, the University of Cincinnati has announced that they will be taking steps necessary to ensure that, in the future, student organizations are not charged exaggerated security fees. This comes after only the most recent of run-ins with the University of Cincinnati administration when our chapter was slapped with a […]

United States Department Of Justice Supports YAF’s Free Speech Lawsuit Against UC Berkeley

On Thursday afternoon, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) made public its support for Young America’s Foundation’s free speech litigation against the University of California, Berkeley with a Statement of Interest (SOI) filed in federal court. This move signifies support from the highest levels of the US government for the critical work of Young […]

‘Free Speech Crisis Deniers’ Need A Reality Check

Students today are no stranger to protests taking place on their campuses. Higher education’s practice of infantilizing students—grown adults—with safe spaces, counseling if they encounter contrary ideas, and a litany of other leftist asylum activities has all but guaranteed routine protests. Helicopter administrators train students to react with violence to new or different ideas, rather […]

Make Your Voice Heard: Berkeley Seeks Input On New ‘Free Speech Policy’

The University of California, Berkeley is in the last week of an open comment period for a proposed free speech policy, but what the school calls “new” is just a rebranded version of the previous unconstitutional (and highly controversial) “high profile speakers policy,” and serves as a pretext for censoring conservative ideas on campus. Berkeley’s […]

University Of South Carolina Student Censored By Admin For Posting Free Speech Article

Last week, a student at the University of South Carolina (USC) was ostracized from her fellow classmates after she posted an article on a Facebook page for the incoming class of 2020. The article championed free speech and opposed her campus’ so-called “free speech zones.” After receiving a barrage of hateful comments, the post was […]

Berkeley Still Has Many Lessons to Learn About ­­­Free Speech

by Harmeet K. Dhillon The University of California at Berkeley made headlines September 14 for what should have been a routine occurrence: a lecture by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on campus. Observers have been quick to deliver kudos to new UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ for “allowing” Shapiro to speak on the notoriously liberal campus. Not so […]

We Brought Free Speech To Berkeley

Last night Young America’s Foundation accomplished what many others attempted: hundreds of students were able to hear, engage, and discuss conservative ideas at the University of California, Berkeley. YAF’s Fred Allen Lecture Series partnered with New York Times best-selling author Ben Shapiro, and students braved antifa violence, administrative roadblocks, and hateful sneers from triggered liberals […]

Southern Methodist University YAF Committed To Championing Patriotism And Free Speech On Campus

On Monday, Young America’s Foundation broke the story of Southern Methodist University’s bizarre decision to unceremoniously push the Young Americans for Freedom Chapter’s 9/11: Never Forget Project flag display out of the central campus corridor. Since then, the nation has erupted in outrage over SMU’s action to restrict their own students’ ability to express patriotic […]

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