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Friday, October 16, 2026
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Girl’s Suit Over ‘N-word’|Is Free-Speech Chiller

First Amendment freedoms should trump the sensitivities of an African-American girl who claims a fifth-grade teacher racially harassed her by reading aloud passages from a book about slavery that included the N-word. more

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