Prof. Jane Kirtley Authors Op-Ed in Star Tribune About the Need to Fight Back Against Free Speech Attacks

Professor Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, authored an op-ed in the Star Tribune about the Trump administration’s attacks on free speech. Prof. Kirtley wrote, “...the foundations of mature democracies are a free press, an independent judiciary, respect for the rule of law, and robust protection for competing ideas. ... Today, every single one of these principles has a target on its back. In a few short weeks, the Trump administration has launched relentless attacks on the news media, the judiciary, lawyers, universities, and even the arts. We must speak up before we lose them all. ... If you believe in free speech, and the rule of law, you must do everything to resist. Do it now.”