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Adams v. Gulley: Reddit moderator ordered to remove posts, stop criticizing scientist who questioned Lucy Letby murder evidence

Search all Cases Sarrita Adams, claiming to hold a University of Cambridge Ph.D. in Biochemistry, attracted a worldwide media “ frenzy ” after she tried to intervene in a high-profile murder trial, ar...

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Mastriano v. Gregory: Politician Tries to Silence Critics of His Academic Scholarship

Search all Cases Motion to Dismiss When military historian James P. Gregory Jr. criticized Pennsylvania politician Douglas Mastriano’s academic scholarship, he anticipated a good-faith debate. Instead...

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Pledge allegiance or else: Maryland public school forces students and teachers to salute the flag

Kraevski Vitaly / Shutterstock.com WATCH: No, you can't be forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance UPDATED (June 4, 2024): VICTORY! After FIRE wrote to Twin Ridge Elementary School about the unconstitu...

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Georgia Court of Appeals Pauses Trump Case During Appeal of DA Fani Willis Ruling

So none of the pending cases against Trump will happen before the 2024 election. The Georgia Court of Appeals paused the Georgia case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants during...

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In big win for campus free speech, Harvard won’t issue statements on hot-button social and political issues

Charles Huang / Shutterstock.com Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University. In a refreshing turn of events, Harvard University officially announced on Tuesday that neither the school...

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What is Title IX? Its history & implications

Starting in 2011, FIRE led a national fight against the erosion of free speech and due process rights on campus that resulted from the abuse of Title IX. Last updated Feb. 4, 2025 If you hear talk of ...

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Hundreds of books removed from Florida public school libraries based on constitutionally suspect guidance

Shutterstock.com UPDATED (June 4, 2024): Victory! On May 28, FIRE followed up its letter to the Florida Department of Education with a public comment concerning its proposed library media training doc...

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Reminder (Again): “Hands up, don’t shoot” is a fabricated narrative from the Michael Brown case

My June 4, 2020, post turned out to be one of the most impactful posts I’ve written since I launched the Legal Insurrection Blog in 2008. Here it is again. My June 4, 2020, post, Reminder: “Hands up, ...

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How court rulings in Hong Kong and Australia threaten the global internet

WATCH VIDEO: Hong Kong, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Lebanon are among the many countries clamping down on free speech in recent months. This year, FIRE launched the Free Speech Dispatch , a...

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Florida Department of Education: Incorrect guidance on library materials law

Search all Cases In 2023, the Florida Department of Education issued inaccurate guidance on a state law concerning K-12 school library materials. The guidance incorrectly claimed the law categorically...

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Majority of college students support Israel/Gaza campus protests, 1 in 10 actually participate in them

Chris Pietsch / The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK Pro-Palestinian protesters march at the University of Oregon campus in support of a cease fire in Gaza. The Israeli-Palestinian protests that hav...

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Fauci: No Science Behind COVID Masking or Social Distancing, Blames Unvaccinated for Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths

Trust the science, except there is no science to back up anything. What a pathetic little man. House Republicans unleashed their anger on Dr. Anthony Fauci during a hearing with the Select Subcommitte...

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Students more likely to face arrest on campuses with poor free speech climates

Aaron E. Martinez / Austin American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK Police arrest a protester at the University of Texas at Austin on April 29, 2024. FIRE has been actively tracking pro-Palestinian enca...

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Australian regulator wants to dictate what the whole world can see online

Aleksandar Malivuk / Shutterstock.com UPDATED (June 5, 2024): VICTORY! The eSafety commissioner dropped her legal action against X for refusing to globally suppress content that allegedly violates Aus...

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Montgomery College student and faculty groups’ film screening canceled just minutes after college president’s 11th hour condemnation

Shutterstock.com For the second time in two months, Montgomery College President Jermaine Williams has threatened free expression on campus with his speech-chilling public comments. In March, Williams...

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