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UK police threaten to prosecute speech from ‘further afield online’ while internet crackdowns and blackouts strike around the world

This 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...

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Columbia president resigns: Can this conflict-ridden school shape up on free speech?

Jack Gruber / USA TODAY Columbia University President Minouche Shafik testifies before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 17, 2024, during a hearing about anti-Semitism on col...

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Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Paxton: FIRE sues to block Texas’s unconstitutional internet age verification law

Search all Cases Read the Complaint Texas has a new law that attempts to childproof the internet by limiting the free speech rights of adults . Starting September 1, 2024, the Securing Children Online...

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More Tim Walz Lies: Texts With Reporters, School Closures, Rioters Not From Minnesota

He’s not lying. Axios says Walz is just a “gaffe factory.” Oh, is the media finally catching up? Well, sort of. Just like they have with Joe Biden, Tim Walz isn’t lying or stretching the truth. Walz i...

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Olympic controversies underscore importance of free speech culture

Hethers / Shutterstock.com The Olympic Rings installed on the Eiffel Tower ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This year’s Olympic games in Paris kicked off with controversy . On the very first day...

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FIRE to Fordham: You’re wrong about our College Free Speech Rankings

Steve Sanchez Photos / Shutterstock.com Pick a year in the last decade and you’re likely to find an open FIRE investigation into some kind of speech repression at Fordham University. We’ve sent the un...

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VICTORY: After FIRE threatens lawsuit, Colorado lifts ban on ‘political’ apparel

DENVER, Aug. 14, 2024 — Political apparel is back in style at the Colorado State Capitol. After Capitol officials kicked Jeff Hunt out of the senate public gallery for wearing a pro-life sweatshirt, t...

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Biden/Harris Jobs Success Was Fake – 818,000 Downward Revision Announced

Maria Bartiromo: “Joe Biden coming out doing press conferences, telling us how great his economy is and how he created all these jobs only to see a massive revision several months later.” On Wednesday...

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Salt Lake City, Utah: City council ejects speakers from public meeting for not being “respectful” enough

Search all Cases The Salt Lake City Council ejected constituent Jenna Martin from a public meeting on May 7, 2024, for violating the city’s decorum policy. During the public comment period, Martin had...

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Middletown Public Schools: School district places numerous “civility” restrictions on students, staff, parents, and visitors

Search all Cases Connecticut’s Middletown Public Schools has a civility policy that imposes several restrictions on students, staff, and other adults who happen to be on school property or at a school...

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UK government issues warning: ‘Think before you post’

Arty Inc. / Shutterstock.com Car vandalised and set on fire during protests and rioting in the city center of Sunderland on the evening of Aug. 2, 2024. It’s been an ugly week in the U.K., as riots ha...

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RFK Jr Considering Exiting Race, Endorsing Trump

According to The Washington Post, Kennedy’s candidacy is currently hurting Trump more than Harris, so his exit from the race would be good news for Team Trump. In a new interview with Impact Theory’s ...

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DOJ report: Government communications with social media companies can threaten First Amendment rights

Ascannio / Shutterstock.com Government officials aren’t allowed to come to your house and tell you what you can post on social media, but what about when those same officials put pressure on social me...

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Germany punishes American writer over satirical swastika image

Author CJ Hopkins is facing trial in Germany for the satirical use of a swastika on social media. An American political satirist living in Germany is being prosecuted in criminal court for the second ...

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FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Test for Syphilis

The privacy aspect is thought to be a key selling point for this product, which will retail for about $30. The last time I reported on the sexually transmitted disease syphilis, the Centers for Diseas...

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Two years after the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the abortion industry is struggling

“Many clinics are finding out … that blue states can often be almost as hostile to their presence as red ones.” The 2022 midterm elections should have been a bloodbath for Democrats. The consequences ...

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Nantucket Residents Now Want to Freeze Offshore Wind Farms following Vineyard Wind Blade Failure

Despite the concerns about wind farm realities after this incident, Vineyard Wind got the thumbs-up from the federal government to resume construction on this project. I am continuing to keep an eye o...

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Kamala’s Extensive Outreach To Anti-Israel Michigan Voters Included Secret Meeting With Dearborn Mayor

Associated Press: “Top Democrats have spent weeks meeting with “uncommitted” voters and their allies — including a previously unreported sit-down between Vice President Kamala Harris and the mayor of ...

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Democratic National Convention to Feature Free Abortions and Vasectomies

“A mobile health center run by Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, which serves much of Missouri and part of southern Illinois, plans to park itself near the convention and offer those services early nex...

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Numerous Violent Illegal Migrants Released By Biden-Harris Only To Be Rearrested After More Crime

ICE statement: “Marc Kervens Beauvais is charged with committing unspeakable acts against a pregnant woman in Massachusetts.” On their first day in office, the Biden/Harris administration ended former...

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