In blow to free speech, Fourth Circuit reinstates lawsuit against University of Mary Washington
By Samantha Harris December 19, 2018
This morning, in a deeply disappointing ruling for students’ free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reinstated several claims against the University of Mary Washington that had previously been dismissed by a district court. The alarming upshot of the ruling is its suggestion that Title IX may sometimes require colleges to censor or block all students’ access to certain internet sites or services based solely on anonymous statements made in an online forum that the university does not control, by people who may not be on campus, or even affiliated with the university at all.
https://www.thefire.org/in-blow-to-free-speech-fourth-circuit-reinstates-lawsuit-against-university-of-mary-washington/
