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Released: 15-Dec-2015 1:05 PM EST
WashU Expert: Proposed Missouri Law Revoking Scholarships Violates First Amendment
Washington University in St. Louis

Article Body 2010Two Missouri legislators have proposed a bill that would require public universities and colleges to revoke scholarships held by student-athletes who refuse to play, or incite, support or participate in a strike. The proposed law violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, says an expert on freedom of speech at Washington University in St.

Released: 4-Dec-2015 1:05 PM EST
WashU Expert: 'Thoughts and Prayers' for San Bernardino Highlight Our Deep Differences
Washington University in St. Louis

Article Body 2010It's a response made all too often by politicians in the wake of a mass shooting or violent act of terrorism: Keeping all in "thoughts and prayers." This week, in the wake of the Dec. 2 shooting incident in San Bernardino, Calif., that sentiment seemed to reached a breaking point and shed light on the wide political and rhetorical chasm dividing the country, said an expert on law and religion at Washington University in St.



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