Recent First Amendment Decisions Have Given Schools Wide Discretion to Regulate the Workplace or Regulate Standards in Academic and Professional Programs
Author: Ralph Gerstein.; Lois Gerstein.
Source: Volume 18, Number 01, Fall 2016 , pp.7-10(4)
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Abstract:
The right of free exchange of ideas is fundamental to a democratic society. This is true in the sense that citizens have the right to participate in the political process. However, in the university context, there are numerous situations where, for better or for worse (depending on one’s point of view), there have been sharp limitations placed on First Amendment rights connected to work-related issues or to academic and professional standards. Three recent decisions illustrate the trend.Keywords: Alves v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; Pickering v. Bd. of Educ.; Garcetti v. Ceballos; Oyama v. University of Hawaii; Tinker v. Des Moines Co. School Dist.; Jemaneh v. University of Wyoming; Garcia v. S.U.N.Y. Health Sciences
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