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University of New Mexico reportedly imposes high security fee on pro-life student group for planned campus event

Kit Leong via Shutterstock University of New Mexico FIRE warned the University of New Mexico in 2017 about imposing exorbitant event security fees on student groups. It’s flatly unconstitutional. But ...

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Twitter is no free speech haven under Elon Musk

Rokas Tenys via Shutterstock Hopes were high for many proponents of free expression when Elon Musk purchased Twitter back in October 2022. A self-proclaimed “ free speech absolutist ,” Musk was seen a...

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Déjà vu: San Francisco State University threatens academic freedom, investigates professor for showing Prophet Muhammad image in history class

Kit Leong / Shutterstock.com San Francisco State University is investigating history professor Maziar Behrooz for showing a drawing of the Prophet Muhammad while teaching a lesson on the history of th...

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Reuters: Iran Used Earthquake Relief Flights to Deliver Advanced Weapon Systems to Syria

“After the Feb. 6 earthquake … hundreds of flights from Iran began landing in Syria’s Aleppo, Damascus and Latakia airports.” While President Joe Biden’s administration revives the idea of a “new” nuc...

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Loyola University New Orleans punishes student journalist for newsgathering

Roberto Michel / Shutterstock.com When the New Orleans Police Department arrested a student in the dining hall at Loyola University New Orleans last month, breaking news editor Kloe Witt rushed to cov...

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Cornell gives Student Assembly a firm ‘no’ on trigger warning mandate

Lewis Liu / Shutterstock.com Overlook of Cornell University. Cornell University has roundly “ rejected ” a Student Assembly resolution that would have required faculty to provide trigger warnings abou...

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Cornell must reject student government’s call for trigger warnings

Jay Yuan / Shutterstock.com UPDATED (March 30, 2023): Today, Cornell’s Student Assembly posted its minutes from last week’s meeting confirming the resolution passed “unanimously." Last week, Cornell U...

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Insiders at CNN Don’t Understand Why Don Lemon Still Has a Job There

“He rates poorly, he is a source of constant embarrassment and his new morning show is an unqualified disaster” CNN’s Don Lemon is having a tough year. In September, he was taken out of primetime and ...

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Congress should require the government to disclose its communications with social media companies about user speech

Ascannio / Shutterstock.com This morning, journalist, author, and activist Michael Shellenberger testified before Congress about government attempts to influence and control social media companies’ co...

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Florida city bans ‘political’ events of 10-plus people in all parks, streets, and sidewalks

Tori Lynn Schneider / Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY NETWORK A protestor speaks in front of the Florida Historic Capitol on March 2, 2021. The city of Belleair Beach recently passed an ordinance pro...

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SPFI hotline: Does the paper own the copyright?

Shutterstock.com Day and night, FIRE’s Student Press Freedom Initiative answers hotline calls from student journalists with questions about defamation, First Amendment issues, copyright, and more. Eac...

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Palestinian Terror Groups Fire ‘Massive’ Rocket Barrage Into Israel From Hezbollah-Controlled Lebanon

Israeli TV channel i24news: “Reports indicate that Palestinian groups based in Lebanon were behind the rocket attack.” Dozens of rockets were fired into Israel from Hezbollah-controlled southern Leban...

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Spectrum WT v. Walter Wendler: President Cancels Student-Organized Drag Show, Citing Religion, Natural Rights, and Intent to Violate the First Amendment, if Need Be

West Texas A&M University Search all Cases Spectrum WT v. Wendler - Verified Amended Complaint On March 20, 2023, Walter Wendler, the president of West Texas A&M University, abruptly canceled a drag s...

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