Speech First is an advocacy group that protects students’ right to express themselves without fear. It has been quietly working the legal system and winning court battles across the country.
The issue of free speech on college campuses has been in the spotlight since the pro-Hamas and pro-Israel demonstrations began after October 7, 2023. Speech First has won a series of court battles over attempts made at colleges to restrict students’ speech by using bias response teams (BRTs) and other monitoring activities. Most often the bias is against conservative speech or religious speech. Now the group has Indiana University on its radar.
Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana is one of the top research schools in the United States. It seems to be encouraging students to anonymously turn in other students.
“BRTs have increased on campuses over the last decade. In more recent years…
