Freedom IndexLegal & Courts
Legal & Courts tracks major cases, rulings, and legislative battles impacting freedom of speech and digital rights. Covering court decisions, lawsuits, and evolving laws, this category provides insights into the legal frameworks shaping expression and censorship around the world.
On October 14, Indiana University abruptly fired Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush after he refused to enforce unconstitutional content restrictions…
FIRE Senior Scholar Sarah McLaughlin discusses her new book, “Authoritarians in the Academy: How the Internationalization of Higher Education and…
Journalists from FOX News, ABC, and over a dozen other news organizations are refusing to sign the Pentagon’s new policy…
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14, 2025 — A federal judge today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the University of Texas System…
After the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, universities faced a dilemma that has become grimly familiar in the age…
This week, FIRE wrote to California Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him to veto SB 771, a bill that would allow users…
Arkansas is trying to save one of the most extreme book censorship laws in recent memory, one that would allow…
Last week, after President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memo that targeted groups for heightened federal security based on their…
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the White House Correspondents’ Association, joined by 46 news and media…
Thirteen hundred student newsrooms across the country prove each day that the news doesn’t wait until graduation to break. And…
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is requesting a meeting with officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland…
On Oct. 1, the Wall Street Journal reported that the White House is asking colleges to sign an agreement to secure preferential…