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Students: Tweet About the First Amendment and Win a $5000 Scholarship!
Tomorrow, December 15, marks the 220th birthday of the First Amendment. To celebrate, the 1 for All campaign (of which FIRE is a partner) is inviting people to tweet about it with their "Free to Tweet" contest. 1 for All is offering $5,000 scholarships to 22 students (ages 14-22) who participate. That's a lot of money! Visit freetotweet.org for more details.
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