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Should Academic Freedom Be a Constitutional Right?

Aug 6, 2024

Sarah and David kick off the Advisory Opinions August book series and invite professor Keith Whittington on the pod to discuss his new book You Can't Teach That!: The Battle over University Classrooms. But first the two dig into David’s conversation with Justice Neil Gorsuch.

The Agenda:

  • Justice Gorsuch: Go to law school.
  • Defining originalism
  • The Supreme Court children’s book
  • The history of academic freedom
  • The government speech doctrine
  • Balancing academic freedom with job responsibilities
  • Private vs. public universities
  • The constitutionality of the Stop WOKE Act

Show Notes:

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