Surprisingly, a new 9th Circuit ruling shows how the judiciary can save us from free-speech haters

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On Wednesday, the 9th Circuit delivered a big victory for free speech on college campuses. Interestingly, the three-judge appeals panel that delivered the decision is entirely composed of Democrat appointees, demonstrating that the judiciary may be our best hope of preserving liberty, especially free speech.

In 2015, a satirical student newspaper at the University of California San Diego called the Koala published a snarky and explicit article mocking safe spaces. Two days after the article was published, the university released a statement condemning the Koala and announced that it would no longer provide university funding for publication.

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