University of Kentucky law prof sues after suspension over anti-Israel remarks, claiming the university trampled his First Amendment rights.

Amazon removed several James Bond posters last month after fans noticed that Bond’s iconic Walther PPK pistol had been airbrushed out of each one.

The university cited a vague and overbroad definition of antisemitism, as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, which is now official school policy.

RICO was meant to take down mob bosses — not protesters with megaphones. When officials try to twist racketeering laws into a cudgel against dissent, they don’t just misapply the law; they chill speech at the core of democracy.

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