Free Speech Union have been granted permission for Judicial Review. This case is in response to Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson's decision to block the commencement of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.
The Judicial Review will take place on January 23rd 2025
Previous thread here but I thought this announcement deserved a thread of its own...
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5128292-labour-to-scrap-freedom-of-speech-act?page=8&reply=139579491
FSU Twitter
https://x.com/SpeechUnion/status/1853854778872225989
Full text of FSU tweet…
“JUDICIAL REVIEW HEARING: JAN 23RD! The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson WILL face legal action over her decision to stop commencement of new free speech laws designed to protect academics from cancel culture, after the FSU was granted permission to appeal the move — watch this video for the backstory. So, the biggest fight we've ever taken on is going ahead, and will require hundreds of hours of research, preparation, drafting and other work — if you think you can, please donate to our crowdfunder and help meet some of the costs of our impending legal battle with the Government. (link removed but you can do this on the CrowdJustice website) Thank you for your help in this fight. Your donation will help us strike a blow for academic freedom and send a message to the government that the power of the executive is not unlimited.”