Freedom Index#CivilLiberties
Peruse stories produced by high school student journalists for The Torch at Pine View School in Sarasota, Florida, and you’ll find articles…
Core among the rights protected by the First Amendment is the right to demonstrate. No matter what our message is,…
Core among the rights protected by the First Amendment is the right to demonstrate. No matter what our message is,…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2026 — For almost a year, the Federal Trade Commission has unconstitutionally used its broad regulatory powers…
Free speech has always been America’s most revolutionary idea.As our nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, FIRE is proud…
Filming student protesters. Emailing administrators about a newspaper launch. Asking a commentator for additional information to back up their claims.…
Last Monday, FBI Director Kash Patel announced an investigation into Signal group chats that Minnesotans are using to track ICE activity.…
Can a state bar public school teachers from talking to a student’s parents about their minor child’s gender identity without…
Last night, federal agents arrested journalist Don Lemon in connection with an anti-ICE protest inside a Minnesota church earlier this month.…
Grok, the AI system integrated into X, has reportedly been used to turn real pictures of people — including minors —…
This essay was originally published in The Free Press on Jan. 21, 2026. Three days later, ICE agents shot and…
On Thursday, a federal judge unsealed internal government documents shining a light into how the Trump administration targeted pro-Palestinian foreign students…