Shouted Down: When Protest Becomes Censorship

Colleges and universities have long been understood as marketplaces of ideas, carrying with them a responsibility to foster open debate and protect expressive freedom. In recent years, however, tensions between speech and protest have raised difficult questions about how institutions should respond when expression is met with disruption. 

This panel, featuring distinguished speakers who have firsthand experience with being shouted down on a campus, will examine the legal foundations of campus speech, including First Amendment protections at public universities like UCLA and the rights of student organizations. It will also explore the role of universities in safeguarding not only speech generally, but particularly minority and dissenting viewpoints, against tactics that may chill or silence open discourse.

Featuring:

• Hon. Kyle Duncan, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• Hon. James H. Percival, General Counsel, United States Department of Homeland Security
• Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies, Manhattan Institute
• (Moderator) Tiffany H. Bates, Associate, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC

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