4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (601+ words) As First Amendment lawyers, we get asked that quite a bit, sometimes about our clients. The answer is not too hard to figure out. People want to be heard, and social media platforms give them a megaphone. Charlie Kirk understood…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (250+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2026 – The assassination of Charlie Kirk generated a wave of censorship at America's colleges over the past year, further contributing to a climate in which too many students fear expressing themselves on campus. Encouragingly, the Foundation for Individual Rights…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (76+ words) FIRE | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Join FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff and Spotlight Santa Barbara for a conversation about the free speech issues making headlines today, from ICE protests and on-campus demonstrations to James Comey’s indictment, Jimmy…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (464+ words) Protestors hold Restore Britain and Union Jack flags in Trafalgar square at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London on May 16, 2026. How many times can you prosecute blasphemous speech under other laws until you effectively have a blasphemy law? One…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (52+ words) FIRE | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression FIRE is opening its monthly member meeting to the public for an exclusive first look at the 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, the most comprehensive survey of its kind in the United States. Interested…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (729+ words) ICE agents in downtown Portland after the killing of Renée Good, Jan. 7, 2026. A Nebraska school district censored a student newspaper over an anti-ICE cartoon. After FIRE objected, the district adopted a new policy that gives administrators formal power to restrict…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (523+ words) Image by Notorious4life. Licensed under CC0 1 Universal. Manton, Michigan, July 2022. Edited using OpenAI to improve image clarity and remove vehicles. When government officials threaten to sue and prosecute their constituents over speech, the public should get to see the evidence. The resolution…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (216+ words) Jason Arday memorial at the gates of Jesus College, Cambridge, August 2026. The Pentagon cannot turn press credentials into a weapon against reporters who ask questions and protect sources. Critics are also free to call for censorship and limits on the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (418+ words) From 2000 through 2024, FIRE recorded 102 cases of politicians trying to silence faculty. That’s four cases a year on average. Then, in 2025 alone, we recorded 114. That extraordinary spike comes as federal efforts to reform higher education have too often crossed constitutional lines....