Arthur I. Willner
Arthur Willner is a trial and appellate attorney in Los Angeles. His practice includes the protection of university faculty and student First Amendment and Due Process rights.
The War on Academic Freedom
May 2023:This casual assumption that a diverse adult student body is not merely incapable of hearing or intelligently discussing disagreeable or even offensive words or concepts but is at risk of psychological harm should be regarded, frankly, as an insult to these very same students.
Read Article »Hate Speech vs. the First Amendment
March 2023:Free speech can be messy. It can be infuriating. However, we wouldn’t need a First Amendment if it only protected the speech we feel is agreeable or useful.
Read Article »The Hand that Rocks the Cradle: Indoctrination in K-12 Education
February 2021:As we reach the one-year anniversary of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a second pandemic of sorts has infected our public and private K-12 schools. It is the increasingly widespread introduction of “Critical Race Theory” into our elementary and secondary grades. There is no vaccine for this infection. The only cure will be the […]
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