Temple University Free-Speech Case & The Future of Antiharassment Policies

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that a former sexual-harassment policy at Temple University violated students’ freedom of expression. According to Lawrence White, a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, the ruling “has cast a shadow over language that up to this point most colleges have felt comfortable using.” 

For more details, read the full opinion here or see the following Chronicle of Higher Education article that was published on August 8, 2008: “Legal Experts Weigh Implications of Temple U. Speech Case.” Also read this Inside Higher Ed article.

Topics: Education Law, Constitutional Law