A third of Stanford students say using violence to silence speech can be acceptable
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by FIRE
19h ago
FIRE used polling data before and after the judge’s visit to map out how a high-profile heckler’s veto changed Stanford’s free speech climate ..read more
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As free speech controversies mount, Indiana University faculty pitch vote of no confidence in university leadership
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by Graham Piro
19h ago
IU’s postponement of an event featuring Hamas critic Mosab Hassan Yousef is the latest in a long line of recent free speech issues at the university ..read more
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FIRE urges Arizona governor to veto unconstitutional age verification legislation
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by Sofia Lopez
1w ago
FIRE urges Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto House Bill 2586, which contains an online age verification requirement that would violate the First Amendment rights of Arizonans ..read more
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FIRE opposes House bill empowering the president to ban TikTok
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by FIRE
2w ago
FIRE opposes H.R. 7521, which would grant the president a dangerous degree of power over speech platforms used by Americans ..read more
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FIRE statement on Gov. Abbott’s campus anti-Semitism executive order
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by FIRE
3w ago
State-mandated campus censorship violates the First Amendment and will not effectively answer anti-Semitism ..read more
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Virginia Commonwealth University earns top rating for free speech
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by FIRE
1M ago
Virginia Commonwealth University earns top rating for free speech ..read more
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West Texas A&M President cancels student charity drag show for second time
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by FIRE
1M ago
West Texas A&M President Wendler enforced his unconstitutional prior restraint by canceling a student-organized charity drag show for the second time ..read more
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Statement on FIRE’s emergency SCOTUS petition in West Texas A&M lawsuit
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by FIRE
1M ago
FIRE is asking the Supreme Court to step in and put an end to the censorship of a drag show at West Texas A&M University ..read more
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Longtime biology professor says public college fired him for teaching X and Y chromosomes determine biological sex
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by Graham Piro, Ida Namazi
1M ago
Johnson Varkey was teaching college-approved material from a college-approved textbook, according to the professor’s attorneys ..read more
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POLL: 69% of Americans believe country on wrong track on free speech
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by FIRE
1M ago
Only 1 in 4 Americans (25%) think the right to free speech today is either “very” or “completely” secure ..read more
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