July 27, 2007

The Roberts Court and Academic Freedom

By MARK C. RAHDERT

Since President Bush named Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court, speculation has run high as to where the new court may be headed. The Roberts court's second term, which came to an end last month, sent signals that are loud, clear, and unabashedly conservative — as it moved the law sharply to the right on a number of constitutional fronts. One of the most important decisions for higher education was Morse v. Frederick, a case

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