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…
Capital campaigns are the lifeblood of many nonprofits. They fund ambitious projects that can transform communities and advance missions. But let’s be real: they’re not for the faint of heart. A successful capital campaign demands thoughtful planning, the “will” to do the work, and, most crucially, a well-organized board. Your board members can serve as…
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…
By Paul R. Manuele When Pixar’s Inside Out 2 hit theaters in June, audiences were once again invited to explore the inner workings of the human mind. The original film, Inside Out, released in 2015, focused on the core emotions of joy, sadness, anger and fear, offering an entertaining view of how these emotions shape…
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…