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Review legal analysis of President Trump's executive order on free speech
Author(s) -
Rooksby Jacob
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
dean and provost
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7587
pISSN - 1527-6562
DOI - 10.1002/dap.30633
Subject(s) - executive order , viewpoints , order (exchange) , free speech , political science , face (sociological concept) , first amendment , public administration , executive branch , law , sociology , business , politics , social science , art , supreme court , finance , visual arts
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March aimed at holding colleges and universities that receive federal research funding accountable for protecting free speech on their campuses. The controversial order delivers on a campaign talking point by Trump that higher education hasn't been hospitable to conservative viewpoints, and that institutions ought to face consequences for stifling freedom of expression.