Experimental browser for the Atmosphere
Columbia doesn’t have a right to federal money. But the federal government can’t cut the funding to coerce the school into censorship. By doing so, the feds ignored the law and violated the First Amendment. FIRE has long opposed the weaponization of anti-discrimination law — and we still do.
Apr 24, 2025, 3:52 PM
{ "uri": "at://did:plc:nrt42p4ziw23tfgpk5c25neq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnl2ulzpw22c", "cid": "bafyreif7pp2whe7qph2vwb4gq2jbrclnnbqzf6whg647urjfmwfuoo43bi", "value": { "text": "Columbia doesn’t have a right to federal money. But the federal government can’t cut the funding to coerce the school into censorship. By doing so, the feds ignored the law and violated the First Amendment. \n\nFIRE has long opposed the weaponization of anti-discrimination law — and we still do.", "$type": "app.bsky.feed.post", "embed": { "$type": "app.bsky.embed.external", "external": { "uri": "https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/aaup-v-doj-amicus-brief-support-plaintiffs", "thumb": { "$type": "blob", "ref": { "$link": "bafkreic3j66th72gguspakeadpofhwt76b54ijrandhx6jt4nktkv7kmx4" }, "mimeType": "image/jpeg", "size": 632956 }, "title": "AAUP v. DOJ - Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs", "description": "FIRE filed a \"friend of the court\" brief arguing that the Trump administration's actions against Columbia University are unlawful and unconstitutional attacks on freedom of expression, freedom of asso..." } }, "langs": [ "en" ], "createdAt": "2025-04-24T15:52:40.112Z" } }