First Amendment Speech Notes

Reimagining the Schoolhouse Gate: Children’s Right to Receive Information in the Age of Curriculum Censorship

Vol. 139 No. 3 In recent years, various legislative and school board actions have sought to restrict or censor educational content related to race, gender, sexuality, and identity.1 One prominent example is Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act2 — the “Don’t Say Gay” law — which prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain grades.
Democracy Notes

Putting the Initiative Back Together

Vol. 138 No. 7 The American ballot initiative is a powerful tool. Initiatives can innovate: Four states can credit ballot initiatives for legislative redistricting commissions that removed redistricting...