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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE’s Nico Perrino. New episodes post every other Thursday. #Speak #Free #Speech #Podcast
Most Americans, including a majority of Democrats and Republicans, are losing confidence in the future of free speech in America. And that’s not the only instance of partisan agreement the third installment of FIRE’s National Speech Index reveals. Released today, the survey also found that Americans do not trust the government to fairly decide what speech…
New Title IX regulations that strip students of many due process and free speech protections previously guaranteed by the rules’ 2020 precursors go into effect today. Sort of. In about half of the states. Except for a bunch of schools in those states, where they don’t. If this seems like a confusing mess, that’s because…
Justo Antonio Triana is a rising senior at Syracuse University and a FIRE summer intern. Growing up in Cuba, I had to measure with surgical precision each of my words at school, knowing they could possibly be deemed “problematic,” meaning “counterrevolutionary,” meaning I — or worse, my family — could get in serious trouble for…
Listen to the article 9 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. WASHINGTON — Amid enrollment declines and economic woes, states and public college systems are increasingly considering direct admissions as a way to attract local students. The method proactively offers graduating high school students admission to one or…
Meryn Dziemian is a rising junior at the University of Michigan and a FIRE summer intern. Interns are made for getting coffee, scanning documents, and spending the hours between nine and five mastering the art of looking busy — or so I thought. Fortunately, the FIRE internship program does not fit these stereotypes. My fellow…
Alpharetta will train officers on the First Amendment, stop punishing people from peacefully demonstrating or panhandling in public places, and pay up Plaintiff Jeff Gray: “FIRE taught Alpharetta that everyone has the right to free speech” ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 5, 2024 — One man holding a sign is bringing change to the state of Georgia. …
When the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton a few weeks ago, FIRE Chief Counsel Robert Corn-Revere called it “a big win for free speech and a free internet.” Indeed, it is. In NetChoice, the Supreme Court cautioned that laws that hijack platforms’ editorial judgment are unlikely to…
Our prohibition . . . prevents the American public from ever hearing criticisms that might otherwise be lodged against the [SEC], let alone assessing their credibility. — Hester Peirce (SEC commissioner, dissenting) [The] government may not grant a benefit on the condition that the beneficiary surrender a constitutional right, even if the government may withhold…
University of Texas at Austin alumnus Clark Patterson loves his alma mater. But he’s worried. In May, as protests over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict roiled college and university campuses, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and UT Austin leadership ordered police to arrest peaceful protesters demonstrating on public university grounds. This order clearly violated the protesters’ First Amendment rights. After watching these…
