Law, Courts & Regulations
Anna Moneymaker / Shutterstock.com Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally at Santander Arena on Oct. 9, 2024 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Since the 2008 election, our President and CEO Greg Lu...
The Supreme Court today ruled that a federal law compelling TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the social media platform or cease operations in the United States does not violate the First Am...
In response to a court order that he not speak publicly about his civil fraud trial, former President Donald Trump said his free speech rights were violated. What does the law say about gag orders? By...
“Designating candidates as endorsed/unendorsed appears to be a way of putting a thumb on the scale” Cornell has an opportunity to make some changes for good with this election and alumni members will ...
Since joining FIRE in 2022, Haley has passionately advocated for the free speech rights of all Americans, with a special focus on free speech on college campuses. She works tirelessly to ensure that s...
(2025) Search all Supreme Court Cases Search all Supreme Court Cases Whether a Texas law requiring age verification for websites publishing sexually explicit content, to prevent access by minors, viol...
Last year, FIRE launched the Free Speech Dispatch , a regular series covering new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers better understand the gl...
Meanwhile, a globalist climate-investment group shuts down after an exit by BlackRock. As Americans celebrate the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, there is evidence of a massive climate chan...
24-656 (2025) Search all Supreme Court Cases Search all Supreme Court Cases Does the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, as applied to TikTok, violate t...
“need time to mourn and process this racist fascist country” Stupid comments, to be sure, but not illegal. FIRE is defending his free speech rights over this. Inside Higher Ed reports: Professor Says ...
Gulf of America and Mount McKinley. President-elect Donald Trump will sign an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali. From The New York Post : The Gulf of Mexico will be rechrist...
“Arizona Board of Regents argued in court documents the training is not mandatory and does not assign blame on white males” As we have repeatedly pointed out, DEI policies are on their way out. The Co...
Your stop for everything before the inauguration ceremony! Good morning! Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in President-elect Donald Trump at noon, but so much more happens before the ceremony! I ...
Lizzy Cheney got her preemptive pardon. At the very last minute, President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, members of the J6 Committee, and those who testi...
“Asif Rahman, 34, pleaded guilty to two counts of transmission of national defense information, according to court records.” A former CIA officer named Asif Rahman has been arrested and has pleaded gu...
Lawsuit: White, Jewish faculty far more likely to be disciplined for offending speech than racial minorities. Embattled law professor Amy Wax has just made good on her threat to sue the University of...
The Supreme Court will decide whether a group of Maryland parents can opt to have their children exempted from LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The justices on Friday afternoon granted Mahmoud v. Taylor , in ...
145 Democrats voted no, 51 Democrats voted yes. The House of Representatives passed the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act (H.R. 30) , which forces the government to deport illega...
Today we have Scott Bessent (Treasury), Lee Zeldin (EPA), Doug Bergum (Interior), and Scott Turner (HUD). More of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees have their Senate confirmation hearings. I’m m...
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here . The Supreme Court’s upcoming confe...