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HANOVER, N.H., Sept. 16, 2024 — Today, after aligning its written policies with First Amendment principles, Dartmouth officially reclaimed the overall “green light” speech code rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Dartmouth is the only green light school in the Ivy League, one of four in New Hampshire, and one of 68…
This year, FIRE launched the Free Speech Dispatch, a regular series covering new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers better understand the global context of free expression. The previous entry covered an array of internet takedowns around the world, censorship at the Olympics, and press freedom wins and…
A committee of five faculty peers ultimately recommended Gow’s tenure be revoked, citing a “pattern of behavior demonstrating poor judgment while acting as a visible and recognizable member of the University faculty violated several applicable UW regulations and policies.” This, despite UW’s inability to provide any evidence Gow’s extracurriculars impacted his fitness to teach or that the…
Right now, many state and federal officials are looking for ways to regulate speech created with artificial intelligence tools. The Federal Communications Commission -– an agency charged with regulating TV and radio broadcasters — is no exception. The FCC appears to be gearing up for a regulatory power grab, looking for opportunities to plant its flag in…
The question of public schools, especially K-12 schools, regulating off-campus student speech remains a vexing one. With continued frequency, mistaken conceptions of law encourage the government to act as a nanny state, thereby usurping parental rights. But why? Let us begin with the ruling in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. Within certain broad parameters,…
Court says public university did not have a legitimate reason to punish a pharmacy student for her social media posts outside of class. Court denies qualified immunity to public university administrators who tried to expel her. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2024 — In a victory for free speech rights at public universities, a federal appeals…
Years after Oklahoma historian James Gregory raised academic misconduct concerns about Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano’s research, Mastriano sued him for defamation and federal claims ranging from RICO to antitrust violations. FIRE is seeking to have Mastriano’s lawsuit thrown out because it threatens academic freedom and James’ First Amendment right to criticize public officials. Mastriano’s…
Below is a statement from FIRE Director of Public Advocacy Aaron Terr on the passage of A.B. 2839, California’s new “deceptive media” law: In targeting “deceptive” political content, California’s new law threatens satire, parody, and other First Amendment-protected speech. A.B. 2839 bans sharing “deceptive” digitally modified content about candidates for office for any purpose. That…