British Government Faces Court Challenge After Pausing Law on Free Speech in Higher Education

Malcolm Hudson
By Malcolm Hudson
September 9, 2024NTD News Today
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The Free Speech Union—an organization dedicated to protecting free speech in Britain—has launched a legal challenge against the British government after it decided to pause the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act. This act was designed to tackle censorship and cancel culture in English universities but was withdrawn last month before it could be applied.