<p><strong>What do cheerleaders, critical race theory and internet smear campaigns have in common? They’re all related to some of the most talked about issues involving free speech today. For the Season 1 finale of </strong><em><strong>Hot Off The Pod</strong></em><strong>, Michelle Deutchman, Executive Director of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, updates us on the latest First Amendment news. In one case, a high schooler’s leaked Snapchat </strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/04/28/991683886/frightened-to-death-cheerleader-speech-case-gives-supreme-court-pause#:~:text=Wednesday's%20case%20did%20not%20involve,cheer%20team%20to%20the%20varsity.&amp;text=The%20American%20Civil%20Liberties%20Union,speech%20rights%20had%20been%20violated."><u><strong>reaches the Supreme Court</strong></u></a><strong>, raising questions about </strong><a href="https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article251292774.html"><u><strong>student speech in the social media age.</strong></u></a><strong> Trump may be out of office, but his opposition to diversity education lives on in the form of </strong><a href="https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/state-lawmakers-are-trying-to-ban-talk-about-race-in-schools/?initms_aff=nat&amp;initms_chan=soc&amp;utm_medium=soc&amp;initms=210517_blog_tw&amp;utm_source=tw&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_content=210517_freespeech_blog&amp;ms_aff=nat&amp;ms_chan=soc&amp;ms=210517_blog_tw"><u><strong>state legislation banning critical race theory</strong></u></a><strong> in schools. In higher education, </strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/nyregion/Rutgers-law-school-n-word.html?referringSource=articleShare"><u><strong>the quotation of racial slurs</strong></u></a><strong> in educational settings is a topic of fierce debate. Finally, we touch on the </strong><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/ap-fire-reporter-palestinian-emily-wilder"><u><strong>Associated Press’ recent firing</strong></u></a><strong> of </strong><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2021/5/25/journalist_emily_wilder_ap_firing"><u><strong>Emily Wilder</strong></u></a><strong> for her history of college activism and what this means for a generation of journalists who have grown up documenting their lives and opinions online.</strong></p> <p><strong>For more hot headlines, check out the links below:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-22/a-s-senate-vegetarian-bill-delayed-after-critique-and-controversy/"><u><strong>https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-22/a-s-senate-vegetarian-bill-delayed-after-critique-and-controversy/</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-18/niki-and-dominic-fike-headline-extravaganza-2021/"><u><strong>https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-18/niki-and-dominic-fike-headline-extravaganza-2021/</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-23/how-the-2014-isla-vista-tragedy-spurred-safety-and-self-governance/"><u><strong>https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-23/how-the-2014-isla-vista-tragedy-spurred-safety-and-self-governance/</strong></u></a></p>

Hot Off The Pod

The Daily Nexus

Bringing Free Speech Full Circle with Michelle Deutchman

MAY 28, 202141 MIN
Hot Off The Pod

Bringing Free Speech Full Circle with Michelle Deutchman

MAY 28, 202141 MIN

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<p><strong>What do cheerleaders, critical race theory and internet smear campaigns have in common? They’re all related to some of the most talked about issues involving free speech today. For the Season 1 finale of </strong><em><strong>Hot Off The Pod</strong></em><strong>, Michelle Deutchman, Executive Director of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, updates us on the latest First Amendment news. In one case, a high schooler’s leaked Snapchat </strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/04/28/991683886/frightened-to-death-cheerleader-speech-case-gives-supreme-court-pause#:~:text=Wednesday's%20case%20did%20not%20involve,cheer%20team%20to%20the%20varsity.&amp;text=The%20American%20Civil%20Liberties%20Union,speech%20rights%20had%20been%20violated."><u><strong>reaches the Supreme Court</strong></u></a><strong>, raising questions about </strong><a href="https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article251292774.html"><u><strong>student speech in the social media age.</strong></u></a><strong> Trump may be out of office, but his opposition to diversity education lives on in the form of </strong><a href="https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/state-lawmakers-are-trying-to-ban-talk-about-race-in-schools/?initms_aff=nat&amp;initms_chan=soc&amp;utm_medium=soc&amp;initms=210517_blog_tw&amp;utm_source=tw&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_content=210517_freespeech_blog&amp;ms_aff=nat&amp;ms_chan=soc&amp;ms=210517_blog_tw"><u><strong>state legislation banning critical race theory</strong></u></a><strong> in schools. In higher education, </strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/nyregion/Rutgers-law-school-n-word.html?referringSource=articleShare"><u><strong>the quotation of racial slurs</strong></u></a><strong> in educational settings is a topic of fierce debate. Finally, we touch on the </strong><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/ap-fire-reporter-palestinian-emily-wilder"><u><strong>Associated Press’ recent firing</strong></u></a><strong> of </strong><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2021/5/25/journalist_emily_wilder_ap_firing"><u><strong>Emily Wilder</strong></u></a><strong> for her history of college activism and what this means for a generation of journalists who have grown up documenting their lives and opinions online.</strong></p> <p><strong>For more hot headlines, check out the links below:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-22/a-s-senate-vegetarian-bill-delayed-after-critique-and-controversy/"><u><strong>https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-22/a-s-senate-vegetarian-bill-delayed-after-critique-and-controversy/</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-18/niki-and-dominic-fike-headline-extravaganza-2021/"><u><strong>https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-18/niki-and-dominic-fike-headline-extravaganza-2021/</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-23/how-the-2014-isla-vista-tragedy-spurred-safety-and-self-governance/"><u><strong>https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-23/how-the-2014-isla-vista-tragedy-spurred-safety-and-self-governance/</strong></u></a></p>