Comment by rocqua
5 days ago
The federal government cannot attach conditions that limit free speech onto federal funding. There is precedent for the federal government expanding into areas it has no direct constitutional authority over through conditions on funding. But e.g. 'regulating commerce within a state' is not something the constitution explicitly forbids. Whilst 'abridging the freedom of speech' is very much explicitly forbidden.
There are regular legal battles about what public schools can and cannot teach in the schools.
Consider also the Equal Time rule and the Fairness Doctrine:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-time_rule
As I am not a lawyer, I suppose we'll have to see what the courts have to say about it.