http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/christian-civil-rights-group-takes-aim-at-university-of-idahos-anti-discrimination-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/christian-civil-rights-group-takes-aim-at-university-of-idahos-anti-discrimination-policy/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:11:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133013 The Republic: The Alliance Defense Fund contends the university "can resolve this problem by simply adopting an exemption from its non-discrimination policy for religious student groups that select their members and leaders on the basis of their religious beliefs," attorney David Hacker said in his letter. "Failing to take this action would unnecessarily make the university vulnerable to a federal lawsuit." [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/christian-civil-rights-group-takes-aim-at-university-of-idahos-anti-discrimination-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/pro-lifers-win-expansion-of-campus-free-speech-catholic-sentinel/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/pro-lifers-win-expansion-of-campus-free-speech-catholic-sentinel/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:22:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126138 Catholic Sentinel: “Pro-life students shouldn’t have to get a permission slip to share their beliefs on campus,” says David Hacker, legal counsel of Alliance Defense Fund. “Making free speech the exception rather than the norm and then corralling it to a limited area is unconstitutional and contrary to the marketplace of ideas that a university is supposed to be." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/pro-lifers-win-expansion-of-campus-free-speech-catholic-sentinel/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/free-speech-now-allowed-campus-wide-onenewsnow-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/free-speech-now-allowed-campus-wide-onenewsnow-com/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:08:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124380 Free speech now allowed campus-wide (OneNewsNow.com): ADF legal counsel David Hacker says that was reasonable . . . "Universities across the country are censoring Christian and pro-life speech on really a rapid scale," he laments. "But we're really pleased that Chemeketa was willing to work with us and change its policies to open up the campus to more speech." [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/free-speech-now-allowed-campus-wide-onenewsnow-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/oregons-chemeketa-college-drops-anti-pro-life-speech-zone/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/oregons-chemeketa-college-drops-anti-pro-life-speech-zone/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:14:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124296 LifeNews.com: “Pro-life students shouldn’t have to get a permission slip to share their beliefs on campus,” said ADF Legal Counsel David Hacker. “Making free speech the exception rather than the norm and then corralling it to a limited area is unconstitutional and contrary to the ‘marketplace of ideas’ that a university is supposed to be. We appreciate the college’s efforts in working with us to revise its policies and rectify this problem.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/oregons-chemeketa-college-drops-anti-pro-life-speech-zone/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/david-hacker-on-the-victoria-taft-show-no-pamphlets-urging-people-not-to-kill-others-on-campus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/david-hacker-on-the-victoria-taft-show-no-pamphlets-urging-people-not-to-kill-others-on-campus/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:52:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124253 David Hacker appeared on the Victoria Taft Show to discuss the situation at Chemeketa Community College in Oregon. | MP3 audio 5:20 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/david-hacker-on-the-victoria-taft-show-no-pamphlets-urging-people-not-to-kill-others-on-campus/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/educator-exiled-for-beliefs/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/educator-exiled-for-beliefs/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:04:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122626 One News Now: David Hacker of the Alliance Defense Fund describes the discrimination that the educator faces. “Despite a stellar academic record, this professor has found himself exiled from participating in the instruction of any department students simply because he holds views that some university officials don’t favor,” Hacker explains. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/educator-exiled-for-beliefs/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/david-hacker-adf-joins-coalition-calling-on-u-s-department-of-education-to-protect-speech-on-campus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/david-hacker-adf-joins-coalition-calling-on-u-s-department-of-education-to-protect-speech-on-campus/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:14:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122399 Speak Up Movement University: The ADF Center for Academic Freedom joined a broad coalition of organizations today calling on the U.S. Department of Education to clarify when colleges may and may not investigate and punish student “harassment.” The letter, written by our friends at FIRE, is available here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/david-hacker-adf-joins-coalition-calling-on-u-s-department-of-education-to-protect-speech-on-campus/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/david-hacker-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-ul-lafayette-censors-internationally-acclaimed-professor-for-politically-incorrect-views/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/david-hacker-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-ul-lafayette-censors-internationally-acclaimed-professor-for-politically-incorrect-views/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:27:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122208 David Hacker on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss this: UL-Lafayette censors internationally acclaimed professor for politically incorrect views. | MP3 audio 5:25 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/david-hacker-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-ul-lafayette-censors-internationally-acclaimed-professor-for-politically-incorrect-views/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/david-j-hacker-30-years-later-don%e2%80%99t-forget-widmar-speak-up-movement-u-blog/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/david-j-hacker-30-years-later-don%e2%80%99t-forget-widmar-speak-up-movement-u-blog/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:04:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120639 David Hacker at Speak Up Movement University Blog: Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Widmar v. Vincent. Perhaps you’ve never heard of this case, or perhaps you don’t really care. But you should. For Widmar is the cornerstone of modern religious liberty jurisprudence. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/david-j-hacker-30-years-later-don%e2%80%99t-forget-widmar-speak-up-movement-u-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/10/david-hacker-why-is-academic-freedom-important/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/10/david-hacker-why-is-academic-freedom-important/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:36:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106068 Speak Up Movement University: Perhaps the real reason we need robust academic freedom is not to protect American society from itself, as the AAUP believes, but to protect the “unpopular” or “politically incorrect” faculty from an academy in ideological lockstep. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/10/david-hacker-why-is-academic-freedom-important/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/15/david-hacker-anti-harassment-legislation-that-offends-the-first-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/15/david-hacker-anti-harassment-legislation-that-offends-the-first-amendment/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:06:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101227 Speak Up Movement University Blog: In other words, the federal appeals court that has jurisdiction over Sen. Lautenberg’s home state of New Jersey, has already ruled that much of the language in his bill violates the First Amendment. Universities have enough trouble writing harassment policies that comply with the First Amendment. The Tyler Clementi Act doesn’t help. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/15/david-hacker-anti-harassment-legislation-that-offends-the-first-amendment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/15/david-hacker-sinclair-community-college-bans-distribution-of-pro-life-literature-after-class/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/15/david-hacker-sinclair-community-college-bans-distribution-of-pro-life-literature-after-class/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:01:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101222 Speak Up Movement Blog: According to FIRE’s report, a paralegal student distributed literature linking abortion and breast cancer to her fellow students after her Probate Law I class in October 2010. (October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.) She gave some flyers to students directly and placed other flyers on the desks of students who had left their seats. A couple weeks later, Sinclair’s Paralegal Program Chair met with the student about the flyers. (Here’s where the story follows the usual university plot line.) The Program Chair told the student that another student complained that the flyers were…drum roll please: “offensive. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/15/david-hacker-sinclair-community-college-bans-distribution-of-pro-life-literature-after-class/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/adf-appeals-free-speech-cases-to-scotus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/adf-appeals-free-speech-cases-to-scotus/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:23:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98596 One News Now: David Hacker serves as legal counsel with ADF. "The rulings from the courts in Maryland and California essentially conflict with other federal courts which have held for many years that...if a student is subject to a code of conduct on campus, he or she can challenge that if it stifles or chills their speech." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/adf-appeals-free-speech-cases-to-scotus/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/03/iusa-changes-policy-starts-funding-religious-based-student-organizations/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/03/iusa-changes-policy-starts-funding-religious-based-student-organizations/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:18:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97051 Indiana Daily Student: Impact has applied and received IUSA funding before, McDowell said. But IUSA eventually refused to fund the Impact movement because they said there would be religious proselytizing and sectarian activities at the conference, ADF Legal Counsel David Hacker said. “We sent a letter to the University saying this is unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment,” he said. “Thankfully, the University responded in a positive fashion by removing the ban on funding religious activities. They’ve since asked Impact Movement to resubmit their application for funding.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/03/iusa-changes-policy-starts-funding-religious-based-student-organizations/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/02/equal-access-for-christian-student-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/02/equal-access-for-christian-student-groups/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:28:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96915 One News Now: "With a little nudge from the Alliance Defense Fund, Indiana University has changed a policy that banned a student group from receiving school funding because of its Christian beliefs . . . We're very pleased that Indiana University changed its policy and is now actually requesting that the Impact Movement, the student group, reapply for the funding so that it can reimburse the group and its members for the costs they incurred in going to this national conference," reports David Hacker, legal counsel for ADF." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/02/equal-access-for-christian-student-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/28/indiana-u-eliminates-policy-that-excluded-religious-student-groups-from-student-fee-funding/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/28/indiana-u-eliminates-policy-that-excluded-religious-student-groups-from-student-fee-funding/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:13:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96677 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/28/indiana-u-eliminates-policy-that-excluded-religious-student-groups-from-student-fee-funding/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/david-hacker-stanford-interferes-with-religious-student-organizations/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/david-hacker-stanford-interferes-with-religious-student-organizations/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:47:26 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92764 David Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "This week Stanford gave me another reason to pause when Rev. Scotty McLennan (author of Jesus Was a Liberal) from Stanford’s Office of Religious Life, announced that Stanford intends to interfere with the leadership decisions of its religious student organizations on campus. The Stanford Review reports that, to the surprise of most students, Stanford has an all-comers policy that requires student organizations to open their membership roles to all students." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/david-hacker-stanford-interferes-with-religious-student-organizations/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/13/david-hacker-uw-madison-doubles-down-on-student-fee-censorship/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/13/david-hacker-uw-madison-doubles-down-on-student-fee-censorship/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:08:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86086 David Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "Perhaps emboldened by its #5 ranked football team, the University of Wisconsin is asking the United States Supreme Court to review a case involving the allocation of student activity fees to religious organizations . . . Last week, the University filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari at the Supreme Court in Badger Catholic v. Walsh, asking the high court to take the case and reverse the well-reasoned decision by Chief Judge Easterbrook of the Seventh Circuit . . . The University contends in Badger Catholic, that allowing the students to use student activity fees for student-led prayer, worship, proselytizing, and religious instruction violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/13/david-hacker-uw-madison-doubles-down-on-student-fee-censorship/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/david-hacker-u-s-department-of-education-sends-conflicting-messages-about-speech/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/david-hacker-u-s-department-of-education-sends-conflicting-messages-about-speech/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:39:29 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79193 David Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "The U.S. Department of Education issued a 'Dear Colleague' letter Tuesday which reportedly reinforces the Department’s commitment to curb bullying through federal harassment laws. However, the letter confuses earlier Department policy, provides harassment examples that run into protected speech, and fails to adequately remind administrators of their First Amendment obligations." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/david-hacker-u-s-department-of-education-sends-conflicting-messages-about-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/letters-illustrate-universitys-role-in-prof-howell-dismissal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/letters-illustrate-universitys-role-in-prof-howell-dismissal/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:39:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=78971 Daily Illini: "After [Robert McKim, head of the religion department] firmly indicated that [Professor Kenneth Howell] would not be returning in the Fall, Howell sought legal advice from the Alliance Defense Fund, ADF, a legal alliance that specializes in defending first amendment rights . . . The University responded [to ADF's letter] with a letter that seemed to be backtracking on their original claims against Howell, said [David Hacker], legal counsel for Howell . . . Following [a second] letter, Veazie responded by saying the University would reinstate Howell for the Fall semester, and that his salary would now be paid for by the University and not the Newman Foundation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/letters-illustrate-universitys-role-in-prof-howell-dismissal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/david-hacker-strong-support-for-the-libertys-appeal-to-the-9th-circuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/david-hacker-strong-support-for-the-libertys-appeal-to-the-9th-circuit/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:48:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77372 David Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "On Tuesday, two national legal organizations filed amicus briefs in the Ninth Circuit supporting The Liberty’s case against Oregon State University. The Student Press Law Center and the National Legal Foundation both filed amicus briefs arguing that a federal district court should not have dismissed The Liberty’s case." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/david-hacker-strong-support-for-the-libertys-appeal-to-the-9th-circuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/david-hacker-is-history-repeating-itself-at-uw-madison/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/david-hacker-is-history-repeating-itself-at-uw-madison/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:44:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77359 David Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "On Columbus Day, UW-Madison launched its 'Stop the Silence' campaign, which is designed to curb harassment on campus . . . As a university that likes to think of itself as an epicenter of the 1960s student free speech movement, Madison needs a short history lesson before it tramples students’ free speech . . . Given the tenacity with which students have challenged UW-Madison policies in court over the years, the administration would do well by treading carefully with their new campaign." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/david-hacker-is-history-repeating-itself-at-uw-madison/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/david-hacker-canadian-universities-continue-their-purge-of-pro-life-speech-by-students/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/david-hacker-canadian-universities-continue-their-purge-of-pro-life-speech-by-students/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:48:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=76816 David Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "I’ve taken a particular interest in the pro-life activities of Canadian students in recent years because of the bravery and commitment these students display in the face of unbearable restrictions on their speech. I’ve also warned that if we do not zealously protect our freedom of speech in America, then pro-life students here will begin to encounter the same restrictions as their friends north of the boarder. But only recently have I realized how similar we’ve become. Events this month at Carleton University in Ontario are strikingly similar not only to our video series about Hanna, but also to our case involving Rock for Life at University of Maryland, Baltimore County." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/david-hacker-canadian-universities-continue-their-purge-of-pro-life-speech-by-students/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/01/david-hacker-adf-asks-ninth-circuit-to-rehear-lopez-v-candaele-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/01/david-hacker-adf-asks-ninth-circuit-to-rehear-lopez-v-candaele-ruling/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:45:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=74505 David Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "Last night, the ADF Center for Academic Freedom filed a Petition for Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Jonathan Lopez’s case against the Los Angeles Community College District. (The ADF press release is here.) On September 17, 2010, a panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled that Mr. Lopez did not have legal standing to challenge LACCD’s speech code, even though a professor, administrator and two students threatened Lopez with punishment under the code." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/01/david-hacker-adf-asks-ninth-circuit-to-rehear-lopez-v-candaele-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/24/9th-circuit-declines-free-speech-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/24/9th-circuit-declines-free-speech-case/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:09:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=73583 OneNewsNow: "A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a California college student who claims a professor violated his free-speech rights when he stopped him from finishing his speech defining marriage as between one man and one woman . . . 'Jonathan went through all of this; [he] experienced all these deprivations of his First Amendment right to speak freely when given the opportunity to do so, yet the Ninth Circuit is saying he can't challenge the policies under which the college acted to suppress his speech,' laments Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney [David Hacker]." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/24/9th-circuit-declines-free-speech-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/david-hacker-a-blow-to-student-liberty-on-constitution-day/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/david-hacker-a-blow-to-student-liberty-on-constitution-day/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:56:24 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=72992 Speak Up Movement / University: "In a disappointing setback for college student free speech, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled late Friday that Jonathan Lopez does not have standing to challenge the Los Angeles Community College District’s speech code on its face (ADF represents Mr. Lopez) . . . Despite the fact that Lopez must comply with the harassment policy at all times on campus, the Ninth Circuit ruled that he did not have legal standing to pursue his challenge to the facial overbreadth of the policy. The Ninth Circuit’s ruling creates a circuit split with the Third Circuit, which ruled in McCauley v. University of the Virgin Islands (August 2010) that a college student could challenge the facial validity of his university’s speech code even though the code was never applied to silence his speech and even though the student admitted he did not want to engage in the speech restricted by code." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/david-hacker-a-blow-to-student-liberty-on-constitution-day/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/u-s-appeals-court-throws-out-suit-over-religious-speech/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/u-s-appeals-court-throws-out-suit-over-religious-speech/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:06:12 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=72814 The Chronicle of Higher Education: "A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a case brought by a Los Angeles City College student whose Speech 101 professor shouted him down and called him a 'fascist bastard' while he was giving a presentation about his Christian faith . . . [David J. Hacker], a lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund, which helped bring the lawsuit, said the decision could have chilling effects on student speech nationwide. Policies like the one Mr. Lopez challenged, which apply to students any time they are on the institution's campus, "lead to students' believing they can speak less," he said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/u-s-appeals-court-throws-out-suit-over-religious-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/professor-rehired-after-controversy-over-beliefs/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/professor-rehired-after-controversy-over-beliefs/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:31:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=69208 Daily Illini: "'We’re extremely pleased that Dr. Howell is back in the classroom and will be teaching this fall,' said David Hacker, litigation staff counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), which has been providing support for Howell since his dismissal." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/professor-rehired-after-controversy-over-beliefs/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/david-hacker-will-lopez-v-candaele-forecast-the-ninth-circuits-view-of-prop-8/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/david-hacker-will-lopez-v-candaele-forecast-the-ninth-circuits-view-of-prop-8/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:09:12 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68626 David Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "[A] Lopez ruling may give us some insight into the Ninth Circuit’s view of the Prop 8 decision, which has been appealed to that court. After all, the cases bear several similarities . . . In defending the professor’s actions, the College argued that some speech and beliefs do not merit constitutional protection. Similarly, in Perry, the plaintiffs argued that the votes or speech of 7 million Californians should not count because their beliefs are rooted in prejudice . . . Second, in Lopez, the professor silenced the student’s ability to speak. In Perry, the plaintiffs argued and the court ruled that the People of California cannot exercise their rights to speak and vote by supporting a definition of marriage that is millennia old . . . If the Ninth Circuit properly rejects the College’s argument and holds that Lopez has the right to speak freely on campus about his religious beliefs, no matter how much some may disagree with them, then the court might – and should – extend that logic to Perry and hold that citizens of a state have a right to define marriage as they wish, no matter who disagrees with it." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/david-hacker-will-lopez-v-candaele-forecast-the-ninth-circuits-view-of-prop-8/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/david-hacker-missing-the-point-about-speech-codes/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/david-hacker-missing-the-point-about-speech-codes/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:26:30 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67932 David Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "Susan Herbst posits in Inside Higher Education that colleges can do a better job of managing student incivility through education about civil discourse and the creation of new civility policies . . . Colleges can do a better job of encouraging students to engage in civil discourse. But civility codes are not the answer." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/david-hacker-missing-the-point-about-speech-codes/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/professor-in-talks-to-return-to-newman-center/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/professor-in-talks-to-return-to-newman-center/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:57:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67361 The News-Gazette: "[David Hacker], a lawyer for the Alliance Defense Foundation representing the professor, said he didn't know the status of the Newman negotiations. 'He hasn't made a decision yet on the University of Illinois offer, but we fully expect he'll teaching in the classroom in the fall,' Hacker said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/professor-in-talks-to-return-to-newman-center/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/david-hacker-on-relevant-radio-the-drew-mariani-show-catholic-professor-reinstated-at-university/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/david-hacker-on-relevant-radio-the-drew-mariani-show-catholic-professor-reinstated-at-university/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:32:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/david-hacker-on-relevant-radio-the-drew-mariani-show-catholic-professor-reinstated-at-university/ David Hacker appeared on Relevant Radio, the Drew Mariani Show, to discuss this: Fired U of I professor vindicated, will again be allowed to teach Catholicism class. | MP3 16:44 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/david-hacker-on-relevant-radio-the-drew-mariani-show-catholic-professor-reinstated-at-university/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/ui-offers-kenneth-howell-teaching-job-again/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/ui-offers-kenneth-howell-teaching-job-again/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:49:38 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/ui-offers-kenneth-howell-teaching-job-again/ The News Gazette: "'We're extremely pleased that Dr. Howell is back in the classroom,' said [David Hacker], an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund. 'But we'll be watching carefully to make sure his academic freedom is protected through this ongoing process.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/ui-offers-kenneth-howell-teaching-job-again/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/u-of-i-instructor-fired-over-catholic-church-teachings-offered-another-job/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/u-of-i-instructor-fired-over-catholic-church-teachings-offered-another-job/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:46:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/u-of-i-instructor-fired-over-catholic-church-teachings-offered-another-job/ Chicago Sun-Times: "'We're extremely pleased that Dr. Howell is back in the classroom,' [David Hacker] said. 'But we'll be watching carefully to make sure his academic freedom is protected through this ongoing process.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/u-of-i-instructor-fired-over-catholic-church-teachings-offered-another-job/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/la-college-district-tries-to-use-uc-hastings-ruling-in-its-free-speech-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/la-college-district-tries-to-use-uc-hastings-ruling-in-its-free-speech-case/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:44:26 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/la-college-district-tries-to-use-uc-hastings-ruling-in-its-free-speech-case/ California Watch: "The Los Angeles Community College District is trying to use the Hastings ruling to bolster its defense in a speech code case, in which a college professor mocked a student who was speaking about his Christian faith in class . . . [David Hacker], an attorney for Alliance Defense Fund who is representing Jonathan Lopez, responded with a letter of his own, saying the college district had misinterpreted the Hastings ruling." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/la-college-district-tries-to-use-uc-hastings-ruling-in-its-free-speech-case/feed/ 0