NC Education Lawyer Blog

As a student-side higher education attorney, I view campus controversies through two lenses at once: law and institutional responsibility. Not every harmful editorial choice is unlawful. Not every offensive joke creates liability. Nonetheless, universities and the organizations operating within them do not get to ignore the legal and policy environment in which their speech lands. That is why two April Fools pieces published by The Daily Tar Heel deserve serious criticism.

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