Free Speech Fine Against Sussex Following Philosopher’s Resignation Overturned
Justin Weinberg
About a year ago, the UK government’s Office for Students (OfS) (whose “free speech czar” is philosopher Arif Ahmed) levied a fine of £585,000 on the University of Sussex after investigating how the university handled the case of philosopher Kathleen Stock, who resigned after students protested her views and called for her to be fired. That fine has now been overturned by the UK’s high court, reports The Guardian. The court rejected claims that the university breached free speech regulations in