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FIRE & co. file amicus brief against deportation of Khalil, ‘Canceling’ paperback hits shelves April 29, & more!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (3/23/25)

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The misinformation crisis isn’t about truth, it’s about trust

Without free speech, academic freedom, and confidence in our experts and institutions, no amount of fact-checking will help.

Mar 20 •

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Maine bars state legislator from voting or speaking in trans athlete row, FIRE tells NIH not to pull funding based on Rankings, Victories in…

Bringing you the latest free speech news (3/16/25)

Mar 16 •

Five things to remember as the Mahmoud Khalil case develops

The story is still developing and it’s complicated, but there are still concrete lessons to learn here.

Mar 13 •

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Talking Trump and free speech for UnHerd, FIRE sues Texas A&M for censoring drag, TIME gets our College Free Speech Rankings wrong, & more!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (3/9/25)

Mar 9 •

No More ‘Trust us, we’re the administrators!’

Our campus free speech rankings provide an unparalleled view into campus censorship — one that administrators love to hate.

Mar 6 •

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In the WSJ about Trump & the AP, the Weimar Fallacy strikes back, VICTORY in Mississippi, re-upping the Cali DEI case, & more!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (3/2/25)

Mar 2 •

February 2025

The ‘Stop WOKE Act’ was big news. California DEI should have been too.

The case of California Community Colleges’ DEI rules were just as bad for free speech and academic freedom, but too few people know about it.

Feb 26 •

AI regulation looms in the U.S., free speech crises in Europe, confiscated art in Texas, the ‘Coddling’ documentary turns one, & more!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (2/23/25)

Feb 23 •

More tips for being non-partisan in a partisan age

It ain't easy, it can be exhausting, and you're not always going to get everything right. But you have to keep trying.

Feb 19 •

FIRE has a bone to pick with Tennessee town, Vance on free speech in Europe, 'Gulf o’ ‘Merica' or else AP!, more bad AI bills, & more!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (2/16/25)

Feb 16 •

The Unholy Alliance: How college administrators and students unite to silence speakers

New data on the worst two years of deplatforming in campus history

Feb 12 •

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