Latest: @LLDunnLaw & @EqualRightsAdv say schools are bullying victims into signing away their rights, violating Title IX.

Two of the women in an amazing piece by @usatoday and @kennyjacoby told us for Ep. 10 that they were improperly told that they couldn’t get their own education records from LSU. How this is a rising trend in higher ed. Listen! https://t.co/NgcR1CqJKs

Why Don't We Know dropped a new episode today. Make sure you take a listen! @WhyDontWeKnow1

Here’s the full story: https://t.co/td98fOdkrW

Except, that’s not what courts have said for the past 50-or-so years about the 1st Amendment. Actually, taking a government paycheck doesn’t deprive you of the right to, quote, “bad mouth” the government. That’s called “whistleblowing.” And it’s constitutionally protected speech.

Here’s the WDWK EXTRA episode detailing how this practice is unconstitutional:

Bottom Line reports that the Frostburg State director of residence life, Kimberly Hinds-Brush, is standing by the policy saying, “in the real world, if you bad mouth your employer you could lose your job.” @FrostburgState @BottomlineMedia

The Bottom Line, the student newspaper at Frostburg State University, spoke to one resident assistant (“R.A.”) who said the university “doesn’t want negative press and they’re getting a lot of it. So, they threaten our jobs and we’ll quiet down I guess is their thought process.”

Another public university trying to silence students who work in campus housing from speaking out about their university’s handling of COVID19 cases, even though both students and public employees have substantial 1st Amendment protection to speak about issues of public concern.

WDWK drops a new episode today! Take a listen to Why Don't We Know how many sexual assault and harassment cases are handled at many top public  universities. @WhyDontWeKnow1

I examined how public universities are subject to open government laws, but they have a workaround that allows them to hide information about donors and their influence. @sganim looks at this issue in her podcast

And my story, which is discussed in the podcast, is here: https://t.co/jjOrxhIh5l @amy_pyle @USATODAY @openthegov @BrechnerCenter @NFOIC @DCOGC

"It's, in some ways, the most successful case I've ever lost," says attorney Evan Johns, who fought George Mason University to find out what strings were attached to a big-money gift to the law school. Listen to episode 7 now, available on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher. @sganim

Before Alex Beletsis died, an official at UCSC wrote, "Is the university being negligent by allowing this chapter to move forward?" According to his mother, "the answer was a resounding 'yes.' "

Another 28 percent said they would turn it over for a fee. UMD charged the most, with a bill of $6,500

Here's what our investigation found: 25 percent of universities provided disciplinary records when we asked for them, but told us that info is not readily available online.

"I think the issue is people don't want to create that kind of record because that kind of record easily available would be used against an institution in a lawsuit."

Our investigation found that most major schools have the information needed to let parents and students shop smart, but they don't make those records easily available.

"The national fraternity can come in afterwards and with the wave of a wand, make it disappear and then argue that the thing that may have been involved in causing this injury and death is no longer viable and around to be sued or sue."