Therefore, Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, which bans sex discrimination in educational programs, cannot constitutionally require colleges and universities to regulate students' speech. Instead, Harvard should define sexual harassment for disciplinary purposes as a pattern of activity or speech by one student that unreasonably interferes with the work performance, bodily security,physical movement, or privacy rights of the affected student. Although it can be costly to those who are offended by new ordifferent ideas, freedom of speech is priceless. It preserves human dignity by allowing us to express our individuality. And itshelters initially unpopular truths from suppression, enabling themto ultimately win out through competition in the marketplace of ideas.
Free speech is the foundation of a tolerant society.