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VICTORY: UCLA reinstates professor suspended for email on why he wouldn’t change exam, grading for black students

UCLA lecturer Gordon Klein is teaching once again, after he and FIRE fought back to protect his academic freedom rights. (Credit: UCLA) LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, 2020 — The University of California, Los ...

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The Bedrock Principle: Why Trump (and everyone) should oppose anti-flag burning laws

Key Concept — The “Bedrock Principle”: The idea that you must not ban something simply because it is offensive is one of the most fundamental elements of freedom of speech and First Amendment law. Whe...

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This has been FIRE’s busiest summer ever. What happened?

Summer is usually the quietest time of the year at FIRE. With most classes not in session, there are fewer opportunities for rights violations and not as much need for our commentary and educational r...

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Officially Enters Governor Race A Year After Facing Two Sexual Assault Allegations

Fairfax faced rape and sexual assault allegations a year ago. Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax announced his gubernatorial candidacy a few months after he let people know he was thinking about it. The...

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John McWhorter is right about the chilling effect of Title IX campus safetyism

If you care about free speech and academic freedom on campus, check out FIRE Advisory Council member John McWhorter ’s story in The Atlantic this month, “ Academics Are Really, Really Worried About Th...

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FIRE’s Samantha Harris to defend new Title IX regulations in congressional hearing today

Jason Yoder / Shutterstock.com This afternoon, FIRE Senior Fellow Samantha Harris will testify before the House Education and Labor Committee’s Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee during a he...

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FIRE statement on COVID-19 restrictions on expressive and associational rights

Colleges and universities resuming in-person education for the fall semester are imposing restrictions on their students’ expressive and associational activities, both on and off campus, in an effort ...

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“Free Palestine” Vandalism of Kenosha Synagogue During Riots is Par for the BLM Course

For BLM rioters, attacking Jewish symbols is not an aberration. It’s a routine. Late August’s surge of riots and protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after the police shooting of Jacob Blake, has stirred m...

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More universities are responding to the challenges of online education and China, but the results are a mixed bag

At Princeton University, Harvard Business School, Amherst College, and the University of Pennsylvania, some faculty have revised teaching plans in an effort to protect students , especially those from...

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Medical update plus my first ‘Coddling’ caveat

Those of you who know me are probably aware of the medical issues I had this past year or so. It started out at the very end of 2018 with a post-Boxing Day head injury from a car accident and it ended...

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University of Missouri clarifies that RAs can speak about Coronavirus — but Louisiana State University remains silent

Kristopher Kettner/Shutterstock.com Last month, as many universities and colleges across the country prepared for an influx of students to campus for the fall semester, residential advisors from at le...

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Mueller Team Reportedly ‘Wiped’ Their Cell Phones, Republicans Demand Answers

Sen. Graham: “The question is, did they obstruct justice, did they intentionally delete information from their phone because [Inspector General Michael] Horowitz was on the case?” Judicial Watch found...

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Old habits die hard: Texas A&M sued again for Facebook and YouTube censorship

In 2018, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, sued Texas A&M University , alleging that the university used automated filtering tools to bloc...

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Whether on campus or on Zoom, student rights remain in jeopardy after a busy summer for FIRE

As college leaders grappled with questions of whether and how to bring students back to campus this fall, FIRE faced an unprecedented number of students and faculty members coming to us for help. FIRE...

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Austin Tong is suing Fordham — to protect your rights.

Tong says he will fight for the rights of his fellow students to speak freely, even if a growing subset don’t seem to understand why that freedom is important. (Courtesy: Austin Tong) The call came in...

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Media Hoaxes: No, Sturgis Was Not A ‘Superspreader Event,” And No, It Did Not Cost ‘Public Health $12.2 Billion’

Gov. Kristi Noem: “This report isn’t science; it’s fiction. Under the guise of academic research, this report is nothing short of an attack on those who exercised their personal freedom to attend Stur...

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Analysis: Department of Education investigates Fordham over broken speech promises in Austin Tong case

(EQRoy/Shutterstock) Fordham University’s ongoing attempt to punish student Austin Tong for his social media posts faces new opposition after the Department of Education on Thursday sent a letter noti...

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CU Boulder, Colorado’s flagship state university, earns FIRE’s highest rating for free speech

The University of Colorado Boulder is the 55th institution in the country to earn FIRE's top rating for free speech. (CU Boulder) BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 25, 2020 — The University of Colorado Boulder rev...

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The Campus Free Speech Restoration Act’s approach to curbing campus censorship

Jason Yoder / Shutterstock.com Earlier this month, Sen. Tom Cotton introduced new legislation he and Sens. Mitch McConnell, Kevin Cramer, and Kelly Loeffler are advancing to protect freedom of express...

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CNN describes Kenosha riots as “Fiery but peaceful protests” as reporter stands in front of building engulfed in flames

You cannot make this stuff up You cannot make these things up. A CNN reporter was standing in front a building engulfed in flames as the chyron read “fiery but mostly peaceful protests after police sh...

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