Lawmakers, alumni groups call for free speech on campuses: ‘There has to be some legal action’
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Three Republican members of Congress and representatives for free speech groups Monday suggested taking legal action against colleges that allow students to be bullied for expressing certain beliefs.
"Maybe we will take legal action," Murphy said during the roundtable discussion. " … I'm a doctor. I hate to turn to lawyers for answers, but maybe [we] will."
Murphy's comments followed a suggestion from Ed Yingling of AFSA and Princetonians for Free Speech that schools that have adopted "the Chicago principles" – or the University of Chicago's "Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression" – and then violate those principles may become subject to legal action.
The Chicago principles state that "it is not the proper role of the University to attempt to shield individuals from ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable or even deeply offensive."