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LAWSUIT: FIRE files third lawsuit to vindicate right to hold ‘God Bless the Homeless Vets’ sign in Georgia

Lacy Jessica Photography PORT WENTWORTH, Ga., July 17, 2023 — Police in Georgia keep failing an easy test: Does the First Amendment protect the right to hold a sign reading “God Bless the Homeless Vet...

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Buckeye State bill bans college professors from teaching with a ‘point of view,’ limits academic freedom rights

Shutterstock.com Ohio state capitol building in Columbus. In 2020, with FIRE’s support, Ohio passed robust protections for free speech at the state’s public colleges and universities when it enacted S...

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Nadine Strossen

Nadine Strossen is a senior FIRE fellow and the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Emerita at New York Law School, and was the national President of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1991 ...

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Trump: I’ll End The War By Threatening Putin We’ll Give Ukraine Even More Weapons “Than They Ever Got”

“Had DeSantis said what Trump said this morning, putting on the table sending Ukraine over $100B more in weapons, every MAGA influencer on this site would be posting about it and calling him a neocon....

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Myth-busting reactions to the Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis

Jack Gruber / USA TODAY NETWORK Protesters rally in front of the Supreme Court building on Friday, June 30, 2023, the last day of the term when the Court released opinions on 303 Creative LLC v. Eleni...

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VICTORY: After FIRE threatens lawsuit, Uvalde school district lifts ban on father who questioned school safety

Nycole Knoxx Adam Martinez was banned from Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District property for two years for questioning the qualifications of a recently hired school district police officer....

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VICTORY: After FIRE lawsuit, Georgia city rescinds law requiring mayor’s permission to protest

BLACKSHEAR, Ga., July 6, 2023 — A Georgia city has eliminated an unconstitutional law that required citizens to get approval from the mayor and city council before they could exercise their right to p...

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Secret Service Ending White House Cocaine Investigation

The FBI lab couldn’t find fingerprints or sufficient DNA on the cocaine bag. Of course. Of course the Secret Service is ending the investigation into the cocaine found at the White House. The FBI lab ...

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Deepfakes, democracy, and the perils of regulating new communications technologies

Are deepfakes protected by the First Amendment? When are deepfakes illegal? Read FIRE's answers to legal questions about deepfakes since the launch and widespread use of popular AI image-generation pl...

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Museum of the American Revolution stands up for free speech, allows Moms for Liberty event to proceed

Rosemarie Mosteller / Shutterstock.com The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution seeks to “share diverse and inclusive stories about our n...

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FIRE statement on the Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis

Jack Gruber / USA TODAY Exterior view of the United States Supreme Court on June 26, 2023. Today’s decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis is a resounding victory for freedom of expression and freedom of c...

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Sotomayor’s Staff Pressured Schools, Libraries to Buy Her Books Even for Non-Book Events

Sotomayor’s staff suggested selling books at all events, including a graduation commencement at UC-Davis! BuT cLaReNcE tHoMaS! The Associated Press reported that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’...

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Biden Administration’s plan to combat anti-Semitism online would violate the First Amendment

Shutterstock.com The first part in this series provided analysis of the provisions in the Biden Administration’s “ U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism ” — that address anti-Semitism in the ...

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America’s public libraries must not take up arms in the culture war

Shutterstock.com Actor Kirk Cameron and conservative publisher Brave Books are “calling on all families who love God and love America” to book meeting rooms at their local public libraries on Aug. 5 t...

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Lindke v. Freed

Search all Cases Political officeholders widely recognize and embrace the power of social media. From mayors to district attorneys, congressional representatives to police chiefs, public officials fr...

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Minnesota Planned Parenthood Offering Teens a $150 Gift Card to Attend Sex Ed Summer Camp

Who would trust Planned Parenthood to teach anyone about sex education? The Minnesota Planned Parenthood has offered kids as young as 13 years old a $100 or $150 gift card to enroll in its sex ed summ...

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Libraries, bookstores, and free speech

Public libraries — as well as local or state governments that might impose bans — are government actors bound by the First Amendment. (Last updated Aug. 26, 2025) In the last few years, libraries have...

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Why (most) lies are protected speech, and why they should stay that way

Glynnis Jones / Shutterstock.com A policeman walks by a protester who is holding a sign that reads 'Fox News Lies' on the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City. Lies...

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Supreme Court establishes higher standard for ‘true threat’ prosecutions

Jack Gruber / USA TODAY People on the steps on the Supreme Court building after handing down opinions in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern, Counterman v. Colorado, and Moore v. Harper on Tuesday, June 27, 2...

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#CocaineGate: White House Accounting of Biden Family July 4 Weekend Whereabouts at Odds With Pool Reports

“Fact check: @presssec said there was ‘irresponsible’ reporting on WH cocaine because Biden family ‘were not here Friday.’ Hunter was at WH Friday according to @EugeneDaniels2 pool report.” The story ...

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