Public Protests

Taking a stand by not standing at all

October 17, 2017

The National Football League has recently become a heated battleground as more players continue to engage in peaceful protests, despite comments made by President Donald Trump about standing during the national anthem. [...]

To speak freely: the college campus debate

August 16, 2017

Amid the free speech crisis erupting on college campuses, North Carolina has passed a law to ban “free speech zones” in an effort to promote diversity of thought in its public universities. [...]

Business, Beyoncé, and boycotting: law enforcement fights back

August 16, 2017

Many law enforcement officers are beginning to use boycotts as a means to fight back against public criticism in an increasingly tense social and political climate. [...]

KKK members travel to Virginia to put First Amendment to the test

July 21, 2017

The First Amendment’s right to free speech is under scrutiny yet again as political views clash in Charlottesville, Virginia. [...]