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Yale Law dean’s message to alumni promises free speech changes. We’re (very) cautiously optimistic.

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Starting in 2015 with its viral Halloween costume imbroglio , Yale has since weathered poorly-handled speaker shout-downs , created a COVID-19 surveillance state, and was caught on tape trying to force a student to apologize for something he had every right to say. Almost 1,500 people have signed it to date.

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

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Image: The reaction was swift when an anonymous student wrote “Black people suck” on a library whiteboard at American University in February. “This incident is particularly harmful to our Black community members during this important celebration of Black History Month.” Is this diversity newsletter?:

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On the offense: A new Trump defamation suit, yet another one threatened, and more! — FAN 352

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history, having “been sued a whopping 134 times in federal court since his inauguration, which is nearly three times the number of lawsuits our three previous presidents have faced in the early months of their administration combined. “The Yale dean on free speech at Yale Law School. “ Sincerely, Heather K. Bernstein.