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FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers…

We have a jawboning problem in New York City.Brad Hoylman-Sigal, the president of Manhattan borough, just wrote a letter demanding…

Public universities don’t get to pick which political viewpoints are safe to express. But administrators at two major universities are…

Free speech has always been America’s most revolutionary idea.As our nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, FIRE is proud…

One year into Trump 2.0, we examine the administration’s record on free speech and how it compares to the president’s…

The chill in the air on Texas’ campuses isn’t just the winter storm sweeping the nation. The state’s public university…

CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2026 — Like most Americans, you’ve probably criticized the Democrats or the Republicans at some point. But…

This essay was originally published in The Free Press on Jan. 21, 2026. Three days later, ICE agents shot and…

In 2023, FIRE raised the following question: What’s going on in Florida? In light of recent affronts to academic freedom in…

On Thursday, a federal judge unsealed internal government documents shining a light into how the Trump administration targeted pro-Palestinian foreign students…

Recent events in Minnesota — where anti-ICE protesters interrupted a service at Cities Church in St. Paul, targeted pastor David Easterwood…

The following statement can be attributed to FIRE’s Director of Public Advocacy Aaron Terr:The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating…