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Harvard Kennedy School: Dean Rescinds Fellowship Offer to Former Human Rights Watch Director Over Criticism of Israel

Harvard University Search all Cases Shortly after Kenneth Roth announced his plan to step down in August 2022 as executive director of Human Rights Watch after nearly thirty years, Harvard Kennedy Sch...

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2026 College Free Speech Rankings

For the sixth year in a row, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a nonprofit organization committed to defending and sustaining the individual rights of all Americans to free s...

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2022-2023 College Free Speech Rankings

If America’s colleges could earn report cards for free speech friendliness, most would deserve an “F”— and conservative students are increasingly joining their liberal peers in supporting censorship. ...

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The Justice Department’s New Approach to “Despite-Fischer” Cases

There’s a new development in the U.S. Department of Justice’s approach to what might be referred to as the “despite- Fischer cases.” These are the cases in which the government has elected to pursue a...

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2021 College Free Speech Rankings

If America’s colleges could earn report cards for free speech friendliness, most would deserve an “F”— and conservative students are increasingly joining their liberal peers in supporting censorship. ...

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2020 College Free Speech Rankings

If America’s colleges could earn report cards for free speech friendliness, most would deserve an “F”— and conservative students are increasingly joining their liberal peers in supporting censorship. ...

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Wichita State University: Title IX Investigation into Fraternity House Banner Offering ‘Free House Tours’

Wichita State University Search all Cases On September 8, 2017, members of Wichita State University (WSU) fraternity Phi Delta Theta hung a banner reading “New Members Free House Tours!” outside their...

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes High-Profile AI Bill

On Sept. 29, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed the state legislature’s controversial artificial intelligence bill, Senate Bill 1047 . This decision comes amid staunch resistance to the bill from...

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Texas Christian University: Student Suspended for Social Media Posts

Texas Christian University Search all Cases On May 8, 2015, Texas Christian University (TCU) suspended student Harry Vincent for commentary posted to his personal Facebook and Twitter profiles related...

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Enacted Campus Free Speech Statutes – Florida

In 2018, Florida enacted SB 4 , now Fla. Stat. § 1004.097 SB 4 eliminates policies that quarantine speech to misleadingly labeled “ free speech zones ” and provides a judicial remedy for violations of...

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Enacted Campus Due Process Statutes

FIRE supports legislation that promotes fair and reliable non-academic campus disciplinary hearings on college campuses. We also work with policymakers to defeat measures that would further undermine ...

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Chatter: Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories and Pop Culture, with Mike Rothschild

Conspiracy theories about supposed Jewish control of global finance and politics have been circulating and influencing popular culture for centuries, with the spotlight often falling on the Rothschild...

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AAUP v. DOJ - Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSSORS, and AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et a...

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Emergency Powers Reform Advances

One of the most important presidential power reforms in many decades—reform of the president’s emergency powers—is making important progress toward passage in Congress. Background The president has ov...

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Unlocking AI for All: The Case for Public Data Banks

The data relied on by OpenAI, Google, Meta, and other artificial intelligence (AI) developers is not readily available to other AI labs. Google and Meta relied, in part, on data gathered from their ow...

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Reflections on the Lebanon Pager Attack

On Sept. 17 , several thousand pagers exploded in Lebanon in what is widely believed to be an Israeli attack on members of Hezbollah. The next day, hundreds of handheld radios also exploded. Press rep...

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Lawfare Daily: Gavin Newsom Vetos a Controversial AI Safety Bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed SB 1047, the controversial AI safety bill passed by the California legislature. Lawfare Senior Editor Alan Rozenshtein sat down with St. Thomas Univers...

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Lawfare Daily: Mayor Adams, the Feds, and a Whole Lot of Foreign Money

New York Mayor Eric Adams is facing indictment in connection with a foreign influence scheme involving Turkey. It’s the latest in a long string of actions by the Justice Department to counter foreign ...

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Responding To Election Interference At Warp Speed

Editor’s Note: This newsletter is part of a collaboration between Lawfare and Risky Business. You can find the full version of the Seriously Risky Business newsletter and previous editions on news.ris...

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Jack Smith Makes His Case

When the Supreme Court handed down its ruling on presidential immunity on July 1, it was immediately clear that Donald Trump would not face a criminal trial for his role in Jan. 6 before the November ...

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