Spotlight on free speech matters:
— A plan that would require all ABA-accredited law schools to establish free speech policies cleared a key hurdle on Nov. 17, amid mounting campus tensions over conflict in the Middle East.
— The Louisiana State Bar Association violated the free speech rights of dues-paying members by making various website and social media posts that were not relevant to regulating the legal profession, the 5th Circuit ruled.
— The American Civil Liberties Union challenged Florida’s ban on pro-Palestinian university groups, arguing that the state is violating students’ free speech.