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Fellowship of Christian Athletes scores big Ninth Circuit win for religious liberty and freedom of association

Jordan Kartholl / The Star Press / USA TODAY NETWORK Hundreds attended the 2021 Fellowship of Christian Athletes "Fields of Faith" event at the Muncie Central High School football stadium in Muncie, I...

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Animal rights advocates sue after facing ongoing censorship and arrest for peaceful advocacy in Houston public park

Saturn Photography WATCH: Faraz Harsini (left) and Daraius Dubash (right) are suing the City of Houston for First Amendment violations. HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2023 — The City of Houston can’t pick and cho...

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FIRE reminds Ninth Circuit that teachers have free speech rights, too

Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Entrance to the James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building in San Francisco, California, which houses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Few people ha...

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VIDEO: Mom Takes on School Board in Epic Rant About the Purpose of Education

“There is one goal, and one goal alone in the education system: To prepare children to enter careers to be productive members of society.” It’s not clear when this took place, but you can assume from ...

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Dubash v. City of Houston, et al.: The First Amendment protects expression in a public park — no matter who manages it.

Search all Cases Complaint In America, public parks and sidewalks are quintessential places for free expression. That’s why the First Amendment so strongly protects speech in both. And that’s why gove...

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Ashland University dismisses newspaper adviser as administrators complain that student reporters did ‘too much investigative journalism’

TOM E. PUSKAR / ASHLAND TIMES-GAZETTE / USA TODAY NETWORK Ashland University’s student newspaper The Collegian found itself stripped of its beloved adviser on Aug. 21, when Ted Daniels received offici...

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UPDATE: Another federal appeals court recognizes academic exception to restrictions on the First Amendment rights of public employees

elbud / Shutterstock.com The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit located at the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse in New York City. Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the ...

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After 2020, 94% of the New 300K Jobs at Top 100 Companies Went to People of Color

Why does the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission even exist? What’s the point of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission : The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is ...

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Damiano v. Grants Pass School District. No. 7

Search all Cases It is well settled that a public school cannot punish a teacher for speaking out as a private citizen on school issues. Yet a federal court in Oregon said the opposite and ruled that ...

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New Jersey slaps down censorship with anti-SLAPP legislation

lev radin / Shutterstock.com New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. Last week, New Jersey took an important step in protecting free expression on public issues when Gov. Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill S.2802 , ...

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FIRE statement on Fifth Circuit’s decision in Missouri v. Biden

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Missouri v. Biden is an important victory for freedom of expression. In a careful but clear ruling, the three-judge panel strongly reaffir...

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California Federal Court Says Teachers Don’t Have to Comply With School’s Secret Gender Transitioning Policy

Court: “The school’s policy is a trifecta of harm”—it harms the students, it harms the parents, and it harms the plaintiffs “who are compelled to violate the parent’s rights by forcing plaintiffs to c...

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Harvard gets worst score ever in FIRE’s College Free Speech Rankings

Gil C / Shutterstock.com Harvard is consistently ranked one of the best universities in the United States. But FIRE frequently finds itself in the odd position of giving this all-star academic school ...

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Colorado public school to allow student to display Gadsden flag patch — as long as nobody complains

Wikipedia.org For most students, a new school year brings new classes, new books, and maybe a new notebook or two. For Colorado middle schooler Jaiden Rodriguez, it brought controversy after school ad...

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Religious liberty in the United States: An inalienable right

Shutterstock.com No freedom may be more central or important to the human spirit and condition than freedom of religion and conscience — and none may be more dangerous to limit. Religious liberty is t...

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Bipartisan NYC Council Caucus Tells Hochul to Sue Biden Over Migrant and Border Crisis

“We believe the president and his administration have left you no choice but to go to the courts for redress.” The Common Sense Caucus of the New York City Council has demanded Gov. Kathy Hochul sue P...

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Yolo County Library: Speakers Removed from Public Meeting Room for Referring to Transgender Women as ‘Male’ and ‘Biological Men’

Search all Cases On August 20, 2023, the Yolo County, California, branch of Moms for Liberty hosted a “Forum on Fair and Safe Sport for Girls” in a publicly available meeting room at Yolo County Libra...

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