New Ohio Senate bill would legislate higher ed viewpoints, further power of SB 1

By: Timothy Messer-Kruse

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 1,049

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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In the 1957 case of Sweezy vs. New Hampshire, the U.S. Supreme Court warned states that “liberties in the areas of academic freedom and political expression” were “areas in which government should be extremely reticent to tread.”

Since then, courts have generally followed a rule of thumb that states can specify what college instructors can teach, but not what they conclude about it. In other words, as long as professors stick to talking …

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