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Campus free speech problems abound, but suggested solutions are vague and few

By Lauren Cooley
Published September 18, 2018 8:10pm ET
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Campus free speech problems abound, but suggested solutions are vague and few
Attorney General Jeff Sessions outlines Trump administration policies as he speaks to new immigration judges, in Falls Church, Va., Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Immigration judges work for the Justice Department and are not part of the Judicial branch of government. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Department of Justice hosted a daylong forum Monday on the state of free speech in higher education. Attorney General Jeff Sessions kicked off the Constitution Day festivities by stating that “freedom of speech and thought has become most under attack on the college campuses.”

Sessions touted the DOJ’s involvement in free speech cases, but also focused on the “culture” around free speech.

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