In this month’s SpeechMatters episode, former fellow and UC Davis Law Professor Brian Soucek dives into what’s happening in the lower courts when it comes to campus speech. Brian and Michelle talk diversity statements and the recent lawsuit against UC Santa Cruz, bias response teams and Speech First’s targeted lawsuits against them,  and the potential impact of the decision in 303 Creative. 

Episode Resources:

• “Institutional Values, Academic Freedom, and the First Amendment” Brian Soucek Fellowship Project: https://freespeechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/fellows-20-21/soucek-research/ 
• “How to Protect DEI Requirements From Legal Peril” by Brian Soucek: https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-to-protect-dei-requirements-from-legal-peril
•  “Speech First, Equality Last” by Brian Soucek: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4500504 
• “Bias Response Teams and Emerging Alternatives” Ryan Miller Fellowship Project: https://freespeechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/fellows-21-22/miller-research/ 
• “Stop WOKE Act” Brief by Amna Khalid & Jeffrey Snyder: https://www.jeffreyaaronsnyder.com/_files/ugd/5c295d_d92e4f6fac034844b5b34f1b0b50244f.pdf