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/2011/04/19/free-speech-academic-freedom-and-first-amendment-rights-of-college-faculty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/19/free-speech-academic-freedom-and-first-amendment-rights-of-college-faculty/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:52:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101423 Huffington Post: Adams appealed the summary judgment with the support of the Alliance Defense Fund, the American Association of University Professors, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. On April 6 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed with respect to Adams' First Amendment claim, ruling that the First Amendment did apply to the speech in question and so the case must go to trial. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/19/free-speech-academic-freedom-and-first-amendment-rights-of-college-faculty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/26/renowned-prof-challenges-religion-inspired-promotion-denial/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/26/renowned-prof-challenges-religion-inspired-promotion-denial/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:51:24 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93438 Charisma: "'Christian professors should not be discriminated against because of their beliefs. Disagreeing with an accomplished professor’s religious and political views is no grounds for refusing him promotion,' says [ADF attorney David French]. 'Opinion columns are some of the clearest examples of free speech protected by the First Amendment. Mentioning them on a promotion application does not change that.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/26/renowned-prof-challenges-religion-inspired-promotion-denial/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/25/93300/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/25/93300/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:32:15 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93300 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/25/93300/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/22/free-speechs-death-by-a-thousand-cuts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/22/free-speechs-death-by-a-thousand-cuts/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:26:59 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/22/free-speechs-death-by-a-thousand-cuts/ writing at the The John William Pope Center: "An important free speech and academic freedom case merits attention because it appears to portend an erosion of the protection professors have traditionally enjoyed for their writings. The case is serious enough that the plaintiff, Michael Adams, has won the support of several free-speech groups: the American Association of University Professors, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, in addition to the Alliance Defense Fund, which is representing him. ... Tenure and promotion cases can present difficult issues of judgment and departmental discretion regarding quality of work, defying simplistic determination. I do not know enough about the facts in this case to render a confident opinion about who is right or wrong, but the methodology employed by the court reflects a growing problem in the realm of academic freedom that cries out for attention." | Via Speak Up Movement. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/22/free-speechs-death-by-a-thousand-cuts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/19/scholars-westboro-message-at-marines-funeral-offensive-but-protected/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/19/scholars-westboro-message-at-marines-funeral-offensive-but-protected/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:34:39 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=65820 York Daily Record: "The writers of all seven amicus briefs filed this week with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Westboro Baptist Church noted two things: The protest by the Rev. Fred Phelps and members of his family was terribly offensive and presented a worldview with which they disagreed greatly. And, despite that, all seven said the court must rule in favor of the Kansas-based church when it hears the appeal by Spring Garden Township's Albert Snyder in October." | Via Religion Clause. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/19/scholars-westboro-message-at-marines-funeral-offensive-but-protected/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/travis-barham-adams-appeals-and-wins-some-friends/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/travis-barham-adams-appeals-and-wins-some-friends/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:09:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/travis-barham-adams-appeals-and-wins-some-friends/ Travis C. Barham writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "Back in March, a federal district court in North Carolina ruled that Dr. Mike Adams’ nationally syndicated columns were not protected by the First Amendment. ... Well, the next chapter in Dr. Adams’ quest to end discrimination against Christian and conservative professors has now unfolded. Last week, ADF filed the opening brief in his appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. And just days ago, the American Association of University Professors, FIRE, and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression filed a friend of the court brief on his behalf." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/travis-barham-adams-appeals-and-wins-some-friends/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/broad-backing-for-appeal-by-conservative-professor/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/broad-backing-for-appeal-by-conservative-professor/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:56:29 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/broad-backing-for-appeal-by-conservative-professor/ Inside Higher Ed / Quick Takes: Mike Adams, a conservative, Christian professor who believes his promotion to full professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington was derailed because of opposition to his views, is getting broad backing on a key point in his legal fight. ... Adams has been receiving support from the Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/broad-backing-for-appeal-by-conservative-professor/feed/ 0