Fired for Producing Porn, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Makes Free Speech Argument — Presaging a Test Case

Can universities protect antisemitism as free speech but draw the line at sex?

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Morris Hall on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse OehlerLaura via Wikimedia Commons CC3.0

Terminated as chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for producing pornography with his wife, Joseph Gow is fighting back on First Amendment grounds. Expect this case to provide a contrast: While many campuses are protecting antisemitism as free speech, one draws the line at sex.

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