Louisiana legislation cracks down on campus civil disobedience

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A brand new legislation enacted Monday in Louisiana excludes acts of civil disobedience from free speech protections on public faculty campuses, The Louisiana Illuminator reported. Launched in response to the wave of pro-Palestinian scholar encampments that swept campuses this yr, the legislation, sponsored by Republican senator Valarie Hodges, is designed to take care of free…

Lecturers React to New Louisiana Regulation Requiring Lecture rooms To Show Ten Commandments

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In a controversial transfer yesterday, Louisiana has grow to be the primary state within the nation to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in each public classroom. This transfer has ignited debate throughout instructional and authorized circles. Signed into legislation by Republican Governor Jeff Landry, the mandate covers all instructional establishments receiving state funding,…