President Trump Signs Campus Free Speech Executive Order
On March 21st, President Trump signed an executive order on “Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability on Campus” that directs federal agencies which provide funding for university research to be sure that they are funding colleges that support free speech on their campuses. This was an “historic action to defend American students and American values that have been under seige,” Mr. Trump said. It is still not clear how exactly the enforcement of this executive order may play out. Many believe that the executive order does little which other existing law already requires.
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