...by trying to remove from its Council a member elected by alumni. Why? Because his lawful expression “offended” some members of the university community (the preceding article has a good account of the controversy). The member in question is the well-known South African lawyer Mark Oppenheimer, well-known to readers of this blog in particular for his popular philosophy podcast Brain in a Vat. Under South African constitutional law, Mr. Oppenheimer has the same free expression rights as any South African, including the right to criticize the university (which is what he did). There is an open letter in support of his right to free expression (which I have signed). If the University does remove him from his elected position, he will, of course, take legal action, and prevail, which makes this misconduct by the University even more bizarre.
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