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ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ statement on congressional leaders smuggling unconstitutional Antisemitism Awareness Act into a must-pass defense bill
Congressional leadership is aiming to add the Antisemitism Awareness Act to this year’s defense bill. ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ has consistently warned about the threat to free speech posed by the act. Below is a statement from ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Legal Director Will Creeley:
You can’t protect Americans by chipping away at their ability to speak out — and that’s exactly what this act does.
Requiring colleges and universities to police students and faculty using a vague definition of anti-Semitism will leave them unclear about whether core political speech — fully protected by the First Amendment — will result in punishment. That’s not how free speech works.
Colleges have the legal and moral obligation to make sure their campuses are free from discriminatory harassment, including anti-Semitism. But they don’t need this act to ensure their students and faculty are safe — the only thing this act will ensure is that student and faculty speech is chilled.
FIRE is 100% dialed in to stop any threat to Americans’ free speech rights. If this bill is passed, we aim to challenge it in court.
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