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In June 2024, the philosopher Idris Robinson traveled from Texas to North Carolina to give a talk on Palestinian resistance.…

In 18th century America, news traveled slowly across the Atlantic. Newspapers reprinted secondhand reports, private letters, and unverified stories from…

Ronald Collins, a retired law professor and longtime First Amendment scholar, has joined FIRE’s Advisory Council.Collins most recently taught at…

Sallie James is an economist, former scholar, and director of development at the Cato Institute, longtime FIRE friend and donor…

In March, juries in California and New Mexico delivered seminal verdicts holding Meta and YouTube liable for failing to protect…

SAN DIEGO, April 1, 2026 — After intervention by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a California school district…

This article originally appeared in the Dallas Observer on March 9, 2026.On Feb. 16, students and faculty at the University…

The future of expression online will in part rest on today’s debates over what age groups can legally use platforms…

First arrests under Queensland’s new hate speech lawTwo protesters were arrested on the first day of Queensland’s ban on the slogan…

This essay was originally published by UnHerd on March 16, 2026.Over the weekend, the federal government threatened to effectively censor…

Another week, another instance of Texas censorship. Administrators forced assistant history professor Aaron George to alter his course content not…

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