West Point Cannot Force Civilian Faculty to Get Approval Before External Speech, Judge Rules

West Point cannot force civilian faculty to get approval before external speech, judge rules

School policy causes unconstitutional ‘prior restraint,’ judge rules The U.S. Military Academy at West Point can no longer enforce its policy requiring civilian faculty to receive approval to engage in certain external speech following a district judge’s ruling Tuesday. Tim Bakken, a longtime civilian law professor at West Point, challenged two of the school’s policies. Source

Judge blocks West Point from enforcing faculty speech restrictions

By Zach Schonfeld | The Hill A federal judge on Tuesday blocked restrictions imposed by the Trump administration that prevent faculty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA) from speaking to external groups without permission. U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel agreed with a longtime law professor that the policy likely violates civilian professors’ free speech rights under the First Amendment. “And even affording Defendants due deferenc…