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Walz/Vance VP debate another reminder it’s time to extinguish the ‘fire in a crowded theater’ trope

JACK GRUBER / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shake hands to start their vice presidential debate on Oct. 1, 2024. The most pernicious misunderstandin...

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American writer living in Germany could face jail time for using satirical swastika to voice dissent

WATCH VIDEO: This American is in German COURT for his TWEETS!!! An American writer living in Germany could face years in jail after being found guilty of disseminating propaganda for his satirical use...

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Professor fired for porn hobby vows to take university to court

Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow and wife Carmen Wilson attend a disciplinary hearing on June 19 On Friday, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents took the unprecedent...

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Justices take up “false statement” dispute and rare capital case

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments early next year in a case involving a member of one of Chicago’s most prominent political dynasties, a relatively rare capital case, and Mexico’s lawsuit aga...

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This is not a test: FIRE opposes FCC’s plan to regulate AI in political ads

T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com Right now, many state and federal officials are looking for ways to regulate speech created with artificial intelligence tools. The Federal Communications Commission — ...

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Free speech organizations urge University of Maryland to lift unconstitutional ‘Expressive Event’ ban

BALTIMORE, Sept. 26 2024 —The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Maryland, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University...

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Let your free speech-failing alma mater know: ‘I put my money where my mouth is.’

It’s no secret that America’s colleges and universities struggle to uphold a foundational constitutional right: Freedom of expression. FIRE’s 2025 College Free Speech Rankings show that roughly a quar...

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Hashem Safieddine, Likely Replacement for Hezbollah’s Nasrallah, Targeted In Israeli Beirut Strike

“the explosions were Israeli airstrikes intended to destroy an underground bunker where senior Hezbollah leaders were meeting” Hashem Safieddine, reputed to be the replacement leader of Hezbollah afte...

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VICTORY: San Antonio agrees to stop hiding comments on government-run animal shelter’s Facebook page

After an open records request and a public statement from FIRE, the City of San Antonio, Texas, has agreed to stop hiding comments on the public San Antonio Animal Care Services Facebook page. This wi...

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House passes historic legislation protecting free speech on college campuses

Shutterstock.com Public colleges must do more to protect the First Amendment rights of students and faculty on campus, according to a new bill in the House of Representatives. Should public colleges a...

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Kamala Harris comedy roast denied funding by University of South Carolina student senate

Edward Crawford / Shutterstock.com Proud Boys co-founder Gavin McInnes (left) and former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos hosted a roast of Kamala Harris at the University of South Carolina last nig...

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U.S. World War II Bomb Explodes at Japan Airport

The bomb caused runway damage and cancelled 80 flights. Thankfully it did not hurt anyone. A 500-pound U.S. bomb dropped on Japan in World War II exploded at the Miyazaki Airport on Wednesday. The bom...

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FIRE statement on California's 'deceptive media' law

Karin Hildebrand Lau / Shutterstock.com Below is a statement from FIRE Director of Public Advocacy Aaron Terr on the passage of A.B. 2839, California's new "deceptive media" law: In targeting “decepti...

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LAWSUIT: Historian fights back after Pennsylvania state senator sues him for criticizing book

Chris Maltby WATCH VIDEO: Doug Mastriano wants to shut this historian up! PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19, 2024 —After Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano sued Oklahoma historian James P. Gregory Jr. for cr...

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VICTORY: Federal appeals court rules tweeting about Cardi B shouldn’t get a graduate student expelled

Kim Diei MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2024 — In a victory for free speech rights at public universities, a federal appeals court ruled today that a graduate student’s social media posts, called “sexual,”...

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Iran Nuclear Program Should Be Israel’s Target After Missile Attack

Israel Should Not Let Iran Missile Attack Crisis Go To Waste I was traveling most of the day today, so only found out about the Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel a couple of hours ago. Here i...

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Iran Launched Over 180 Ballistic Missiles at Israel

The U.S. said that Iran started preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack on Israel ASAP. Iran has started launching missiles at Israel. I’m watching Trey Yingst live. He said initial reports say...

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Protesters at UC-Berkeley Shout Down Conservative Israeli Lawmaker’s Talk

“We are deeply disturbed and disappointed by the disruptions that took place at our event yesterday, which was stormed and shut down by anti-Israel rioters” When are schools going to start expelling p...

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Harris’s ‘Pennsylvania Problem’ is Actually a ‘Blue Wall’ Problem

Harris’s “profile makes her an awkward fit in a closely watched, economically hard-pressed working-class region that’s historically been a locus of anti-abortion activity.” On the eve of the 2020 elec...

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Israel’s and Our Victory – Hassan Nasrallah will not be rejoicing over us (Psalm 30)

This is an enormous victory. It’s a signal that not just Israel, but perhaps there is hope for Western civilization in the face of these monsters, in the face of these people who want to rejoice over ...

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