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Feds’ new ‘anti-harassment’ mandate to universities: Violate the First Amendment

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK University of Michigan doctoral student Allison Cale carries a sign that reads "Free Speech! Free Palestine!" as students walk out to protest a proposed disruptive activi...

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TikTok, Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-656 (U.S. Supreme Court)

Search all Cases Read FIRE's amicus brief in TikTok v. Garland In April 2024, President Biden signed into law the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which prohibi...

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FIRE statement on Murthy v. Missouri

Erik Cox Photography / Shutterstock.com U.S. Supreme Court chamber in Washington, D.C. Below is a statement from FIRE Chief Counsel Robert Corn-Revere on today's Supreme Court ruling on Murthy v. Miss...

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Behind the Headlines Episode 1: SCOTUS Rulings and Debate Disasters

Were our predictions correct? And the first installment has arrived. Please enjoy. If you didn’t catch our short conversation earlier, we have started a podcast (and video cast) called Behind the Head...

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VICTORY: Vermont man jailed for flipping off cop receives $175K settlement

FIRE plaintiff Gregory Bombard. ST. ALBANS, Vt., June 26, 2024 — Justice has a long arm, and the Vermont State Police just got the finger. In February 2018, Gregory Bombard was illegally pulled over, ...

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How and why the Constitution does not allow prior restraint

FIRE’s position is that colleges and universities should never seek editorial control over student newspapers. The following selection is excerpted from FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus . “Prior ...

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Clemson University earns top rating for free speech

CLEMSON, S.C., June 17, 2024 — It’s a one-two punch for students’ ability to speak out. Another leading South Carolina university has earned the top rating for free speech from the Foundation for Indi...

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Iowa Supreme Court Lifts Temporary Injunction on 6-Week Abortion Ban

“We have previously held that abortion is not a fundamental right under the Iowa Constitution.” The Iowa Supreme Court lifted the temporary injunction on the state’s six-week abortion ban. I have to s...

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Stanford faculty follows Harvard and Syracuse, adopts institutional neutrality statement

CravenA / Shutterstock.com At the end of May, Stanford’s faculty senate formally voted to approve free expression and institutional neutrality statements, making Stanford the third university in the l...

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Citizens United, campaign finance, and the First Amendment

What is Citizens United ? How did the landmark Supreme Court decision affect your free speech rights? In this explainer, FIRE dives into the history behind the case, details of the Court's ruling, as ...

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Ryan Ansloan

As Senior Program Counsel for the Policy Reform team at FIRE, Ryan has spent the past five years working with college administrators, students, faculty, and other stakeholders to collaborate towards i...

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Justices limit major SEC tool to penalize fraud

The court ruled on Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s routine practice of imposing fines in its administrative proceedings, used to penalize securities fraud, violates the Seventh ...

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Did Penn just squash free speech rights to avoid more pro-Palestinian protests?

Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com Over the last academic year, the University of Pennsylvania has experienced fierce protests , congressional hearings , and outcry from students, faculty, and donor...

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Confidence in colleges and universities hits new lows, per FIRE polls

Shutterstock.com Confidence in higher education has plummeted to its lowest level ever according to the results of two new national polls commissioned by FIRE and conducted by NORC at the University o...

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University of South Carolina earns top rating for free speech

COLUMBIA, S.C., June 11, 2024 — The University of South Carolina has earned a “green light” rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Green light ratings are reserved for instit...

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Supreme Court strikes downChevron, curtailing power of federal agencies

This article was updated on June 28 at 3:46 p.m. In a major ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday cut back sharply on the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer and ruled that c...

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How college leaders can overcome the current campus crisis

Andrew Leyden / Shutterstock.com George Washington University Police officers tussle with protesters who tried to raise the Palestinian flag on the campus flagpole on May 2, 2024. Ask just about any A...

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Moving events online due to protests is still a heckler’s veto

Michael Gordon / Shutterstock.com The widespread availability of Zoom, Google Meet, and similar online platforms for virtual meetings has been speech-expanding in many ways. They allow speakers to rea...

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FIRE asks federal court to stop Utah’s unconstitutional social media law . . . AGAIN

Guillaume Bigot “This law will require me and my mom to give sensitive personal information to major tech companies simply to access platforms that have been an integral part of my development,” said ...

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DEI Invades SCOTUS – ‘Pregnant People’ are in the House (via KBJ)

Using “pregnant patients” or “pregnant people” is a slap in the face to females. The Supreme Court dropped its decision on the Idaho abortion case. But we already knew the decision yesterday, thanks t...

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