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This has been a big week for ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ, with Monday's Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision in demanding most of our attention. Since Peter's midweek update, the decision has continued to make waves among college administrators, the legal community and the press.

A number of liberty-oriented groups, including the and the , issued statements indicating their gratitude with the Court's decision. on his influential legal blog, the Volokh Conspiracy. The case received further attention on other legal blogs including and . ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ's victory press release, marking the historic significance of the case, was picked up by several in the blogosphere, including the (which joined ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ's amicus brief) and blogs. KCBD News Radio 1420 in Lubbock, Texas, also .

The Chronicle of Higher Education and again (subscription required). Today's article by CHE provides reactions by FIREPresident Greg Lukianoff on the Temple case and features this testament to ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ's effectiveness on campus:

"No institution reasonably wants to wait until there is actually a hostile environment based on sex-related speech on campus before it acts to support and promote a harassment-free environment," a lawyer for a college in Pennsylvania wrote in an e-mail message. (The lawyer asked to remain anonymous because of ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ's aggressive pursuit of what it considers unlawful speech codes.)

Among local outlets here in Philadelphia, the story was picked up by Philadelphia's and the University of Pennsylvania's .

Beyond the DeJohn case, an article at CNSNews.com which detailed the recent FIREfor Concealed Carry conference mentioned that FIRE's Guide to Free Speech on Campus . Additionally, FIRECo-founder and Board Chairman Harvey Silverglate's article on the death of parody, published last week, warranted mentions on .