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REPORT: Faculty members more likely to self-censor today than during McCarthy era

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28, 2023 — At the end of the Second Red Scare in 1955, 9% of social scientists said they toned down their writing for fear of causing controversy. Today, one in four faculty say the...

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FIRE, NCAC object after State College of Florida censors art exhibit

Steven Walker / USA TODAY NETWORK "Good Trouble" by Clifford McDonald on display at the Embracing Our Differences annual art exhibit at Bayfront Park. The piece was one of three that State College of ...

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Thought the ‘Stop WOKE Act’ was bad? A new Florida bill is worse

Roberto Galan / Shutterstock.com Earlier this week, shortly after filing a bill intended to roll back New York Times v. Sullivan , a critical bulwark against government censorship, Florida state Rep. ...

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From the shores of New York Harbor, a scuffle over port security and state sovereignty

Seventy years ago, New York and New Jersey teamed up to fight corruption at the docks serving New York Harbor. Using an interstate compact, they created a waterfront commission with police power. That...

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No, you can't be forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance

Shutterstock.com WATCH: The Arizona House of Representatives voted to require public school students to recite the pledge every morning. The problem is, that’s unconstitutional. Do you believe in pled...

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New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)

This is New York Times v. Sullivan (1964). Legal Question: To what extent does the First Amendment protections for speech and press limit a state's power to award damages in a libel action brought by ...

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United States v. Hansen

Search all Cases Since before the Founding, advocating for civil disobedience has been a regular feature of American politics. From the Boston Tea Party to the abolition of slavery to the women’s suff...

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“The big lie of the diversity, equity, and inclusion industry is that we are a systemically racist country”

My interview on The Daily Signal Podcast about the launch of The Equal Protection Project to fight equity discrimination: “…. In fact, we are a systemically not racist country. From the Constitution d...

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Twitter puts free speech and transparency at risk if it fails to publish government takedown requests

rblfmr / Shutterstock.com For the past decade, Twitter has published biannual reports detailing takedown requests and legal demands the company received, including from governments around the world, a...

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Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC

Search all Cases Like any issue in the public eye, Americans have a First Amendment right to parody, comment on, and criticize prominent brands and institutions. And that includes using those brands’ ...

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District Board of Education

Search all Cases For years, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes operated as a recognized student group at several high schools within the San Jose Unified School District (CA). In 2019, that came to ...

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Court will review constitutionality of consumer-watchdog agency’s funding

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a major case involving funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , which was formed in response to the 2008 financial crisis. A federal appeals...

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FIRE statement: Florida bill attacking NYT v. Sullivan would ‘spell disaster’ for free speech

Shutterstock.com UPDATE: Shortly after the publication of this statement, Rep. Andrade withdrew HB 951 and introduced an even worse bill, HB 991 , in its place. HB 991 exacerbates the threats to freed...

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AU déjà vu: American University violates student speech rights for third time in a year

Wikimedia Commons American University is investigating student speech — again. FIRE wrote the D.C.-area university for the third time in less than a year today to remind American it must honor its cle...

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Why repealing or weakening Section 230 is a very bad idea

klevo / Shutterstock.com This is the second installment in a two-part series on Section 230. This part focuses on Section 230’s importance to free speech on the internet and addresses some common misc...

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Of Course: Energy Dept Concludes Covid Likely Was Result of Wuhan Lab Leak

To understand that a Wuhan lab leak was the most likely scenario you had to ignore the mainstream U.S. media, read Leslie Eastman at Legal Insurrection, and just use common sense. Leslie Eastman is on...

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Freedom of assembly and why it’s important

Photo by Warren K. Leffler / Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division Peaceful protesters attend the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963 carrying signs for equal rights, int...

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Your guide to Section 230, the law that safeguards free speech on the internet

Twin Design / Shutterstock.com This is the first installment in a two-part series on Section 230. This part delves into Section 230’s text, purpose, and history. Part 2 will focus on Section 230’s imp...

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New FIRE model legislation takes on DEI bureaucracy’s chilling effect on campus

Shutterstock.com FIRE has criticized the ever-increasing bureaucratization of our nation’s colleges for years . As Greg Lukianoff and Adam Goldstein put it a few years back: “The further a university ...

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Rhode Island Foundation Stands By Funding Providence Teacher Hiring Program That Discriminates Against Whites

Compares racially discriminatory hiring program to picking one academic field to support over another: “It’s not anything against other [white] teachers, just that’s an area, just like could be scienc...

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