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Executive Order on inquiry at colleges risks chilling more speech than it protects (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 27, 2019

If the Executive Order is used to enlist federal agencies in the quest to suppress speech with which the Administration disagrees, federal agency heads and college administrators must mightily resist, including by going to court if necessary.
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