TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Nov 14, 2023

The American Bar Association is expected on Friday to vote on new free speech rules for law schools as campus clashes between Israeli and Palestinian supporters have intensified in recent weeks, reports Reuters. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has placed a focus on campus free speech rights, an issue prominent law schools have been grappling with over the past two years. Under the proposed change, law schools would be required to develop their own free speech policies protecting the exchange of ideas. Those policies must protect the rights of faculty, staff and students to communicate controversial or unpopular ideas and safeguard robust debate, demonstrations or protests. The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar first took up the issue last August.