Should social media companies be responsible for fact-checking content? The debate over free speech on Facebook.
First Amendment
It’s Banned Books Week, an annual event organized by the Chicago-based American Library Association to highlight the threat of censorship. Find out which books were challenged most in 2018.
The Nation of Islam leader who was recently banned from Facebook spoke Thursday in a wide-ranging sermon that hit upon some of the anti-Semitic and black nationalist themes he has come to be known for.
How did we get the free speech protections we enjoy today, and where might they head in the future? A new book uncovers that – and more.
Universities across the U.S. are trying to reconcile two conflicting free speech concerns: the right of students to protest controversial speakers and the right of those commentators to speak on campus.
Readings and discussions with a focus on this year’s theme of diversity will take place in libraries and bookstores across Chicago.
Safe spaces and trigger warnings: Are they good for college students or stifling academic and intellectual freedom?
Is Donald Trump inciting violence with his latest controversial quip? A closer look at whether his words constitute free speech.
Students across the political spectrum are angry with DePaul University's decision not to allow a conservative writer and commentator to speak at an on-campus event.
Jeremy Geltzer's new book "Dirty Words and Filthy Pictures" explores the film industry's relationship with the First Amendment and how the definition of obscenity has changed over the years.
