| The New York Sun, October 7, "Charge of Bias Erupts Over a Course at Arizona State," by Jacob Gershman "I can't think of any possible way that they would be allowed to do this by law," the director of legal and public advocacy for FIRE, Greg Lukianoff, said. "We got rid of racial segregation for a reason." Inside Higher Ed, October 7, "Arizona State Ends Class Limited to Native Americans," by Scott Jaschik Greg Lukianoff, director of legal and public advocacy for FIRE, said that he did not doubt the good intentions of Professor Nelson. “I’m sure that his heart is in the right place, but racial segregation is unconstitutional for a reason,” he said. Mohave Daily News, October 5, "ASU denies classes restricted," by Associated Press Glick said the Tempe-based university became aware of the site and the flier after receiving a Sept. 23 letter from FIRE. He said the ''Native Americans only'' disclaimer was removed from Nelson's Web site by Sept. 26. The Charlotte Observer, October 5, "Free speech can provoke," by Kathleen Parker It's hardly surprising that students don't understand that the First Amendment which protects Marlette's and Brandes' right to voice unpopular opinions also protects West's "music," as well as their right to protest. A recent nationwide study by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education found that one of four college students couldn't name any of the freedoms protected by the First Amendment. Moscow-Pullman Daily News, October 1, "Battle over students rights comes to head," by E. Kirsten Peters A national civil liberties group is defending a Washington State University undergraduate because the College of Education threatened to terminate him from the education program this fall after he expressed conservative religious and political views in class last school year. The Daily Tar Heel, September 22, "College newspapers fight for rights," by Erin France The U.S. Supreme Court received a petition Tuesday to review a case from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that could affect free press policies on college campuses nationwide. The Exponent (Purdue Univ.), September 21, "Disciplinary processes will not change, despite recent events," by Brent Forgues Although it is common among universities to restrict the role of the attorney, that doesn't make it right, said David French, the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. First Amendment Center, September 20, "Supreme Court asked to take up college-press case," by David L. Hudson, Jr. The U.S. Supreme Court could define and clarify how much First Amendment protection college and university newspapers possess — if it accepts review in the highly watched case Hosty v. Carter. Agape Press, September 20, "FIRE Protests Threatened 'Inquisition' of Brooklyn College's Dissenting Prof.," by Jim Brown A New York college recently accused of threatening to censor a dissenting professor claims it has remained firm in its commitment to academic freedom. Brooklyn College claims it has not begun an investigation of outspoken Professor KC Johnson; however, the statement comes after the instructor was warned he may face such an official investigation. | 
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