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Not all roses in the Garden State: FIRE welcomes New Jersey law protecting student journalists, but last-minute change would benefit from revision

At the request of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, the state legislature revised a bill protecting the rights of student journalists to include an exception for "profane" speech. FIRE urges the legisl...

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Proposed bill to ban internet disclosure of personally identifiable information of judges and judicial employees before Congress — FAN 323

Except as provided in clause (ii), no person, business, or association shall publicly post or publicly display on the internet covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family if the a...

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Is free speech outdated? Part 6 of answers to bad arguments against free speech from Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff

In May 2021, I published a list of “ Answers to 12 Bad Anti-Free Speech Arguments ” with our friends over at Areo . The great Nadine Strossen — former president of the ACLU from 1991 to 2008, and one ...

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Rep. Eric Swalwell is Latest Democrat Caught Maskless in the Free State of Florida

“The photos, published exclusively by the Daily Mail, show a maskless Swalwell tending to his infant son as he spoke with a female friend in the lobby of the luxurious Loews Miami Beach Hotel.” Last w...

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The Empowering of the American Mind: 9 Principles for Preparing K-12 Students to Thrive in a Diverse Democracy

The following list of positive principles is a resource for parents and educational leaders committed to inculcating empowering mental habits that prepare students for success in a free and democratic...

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Our resolution: Defend more students and faculty than ever in 2022

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 28, 2021 – ‘Tis the season to reminisce about the old year and ring in the new. While America watches the Times Square ball drop, sips champagne, and sings “Auld Lang Syne,” FI...

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Zionist and civil liberties groups join FIRE in defending expressive rights of Duke Students Supporting Israel chapter

One month after Students Supporting Israel was denied recognition by Duke University’s student government, civil liberties groups are urging the administration to take action. (Bryan Pollard / Shutter...

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College Dropout Reportedly Now Making Millions Mining Bitcoin

“I liked the fact that I didn’t have to be a certain age to purchase the coins, but I didn’t expect it to take off like it did” This sure as hell beats going into debt with student loans. The Daily Ma...

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‘Not quite. Try again.’ Boston University training on discrimination and harassment brooks no dissent from university-approved views

Jorge Salcedo / Shutterstock.com Speech is not free when it is compulsory. This basic principle appears to be lost on Boston University. FIRE has twice written to BU, objecting to antiracism initiativ...

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Texas social media law struck down — FAN 323

First Amendment News will pause for the holidays and return after the first of the year. Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year . . . or whatever. The case is NetChoice v. Pax...

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FIRE’s Naughty List: 89 colleges earn our lowest rating for free speech

FIRE’s Laura Beltz is out with the Spotlight on Speech Codes 2022 report, which examines the free expression policies of almost 500 colleges around the country. This year, 89 Scrooge-like colleges are...

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The statistics of relists over the past five terms: The more things change, the more they stay the same

Regular readers of SCOTUSblog know that in addition to flyspecking the Supreme Court’s docket most weeks to identify cert petitions that the justices are considering repeatedly at consecutive conferen...

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New audio reveals Stanford student senate engaged in viewpoint discrimination to deny funding for Mike Pence appearance

Stanford University’s Undergraduate Senate declined to fund a College Republicans event that would have brought former Vice President Mike Pence to campus. (Michael Estigoy / Flickr.com) Newly uncover...

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FIRE calls on UC Santa Cruz to drop diversity statement mandate for faculty applicants

As a public university bound by the First Amendment, University of California, Santa Cruz may not condition faculty employment on an applicant’s willingness to profess allegiance to a particular set o...

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Davidson poised to become first private college in North Carolina to adopt free expression statement

(Dacoslett / Wikimedia Commons) CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 9, 2021 – Davidson College is on the cusp of becoming the first private college in North Carolina to adopt a version of the Chicago Statement — th...

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AOC Caught Living It Up in Miami Without a Mask at a Drag Bar

Rules for thee, but not for me. Are you listening, AOC’s district? Are you listening, socialists? AOC does not care about you. She does not give a crap about you. AOC is an elitist just like those you...

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Permissible political influence or impermissible bribery? Cert. petition in Roberson v. U.S. raises that question — FAN 322

Yaakov M. Roth is counsel of record in Roberson v. United States. (Jones Day) "Roberson looks to be just the kind of case that could interest the Justices, involving the line between political influen...

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