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PHILADELPHIA, July 30, 2026 — U.S. colleges are increasingly eliminating or narrowing restrictive speech codes, continuing an encouraging trend that…
Caroline Cunningham is a rising junior at the University of Alabama, where she is majoring in legal history on the pre-law…
In order to teach, Bill Smoot had to leave everything behind. His wallet, cash, credit cards, and chewing gum —…
Universities exist to advance knowledge through cutting-edge research and by training the next generation of thought leaders. Artificial intelligence is…
Censorship is often associated with authoritarian governments. But throughout history, efforts to control ideas have taken many different forms –…
A recent records request revealed that a Canadian government department is working up a potential new federal strategy on misinformation. But…
Court rules that Florida professors are not mouthpieces for the government and that the ‘Stop WOKE Act’ violates the First…
A quarter of a millennium ago, the American project began in FIRE’s birthplace of Philadelphia.In a boarding house at Market…
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers…
Many, many boards for school districts, community colleges, and public universities, and at least one state, have formal policies that…
Among social media commenters, columnists, and even heads of state, it’s a typical refrain: If we just rid ourselves of that…
Congress and the White House are reportedly working on a deal to reshape how Americans are allowed to speak online. In…