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University of Texas at Dallas

University of Texas at Dallas: University Removes Spirit Rocks

After students used UT Dallas’s Spirit Rocks to paint messages about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the university removed the rocks from campus.

Advocacy

New York University

New York University School of Law: Student Bar Association President Investigated for Pro-Palestinian Email

NYU Law launched an investigation into Ryna Workman following a school-wide email regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Advocacy closed

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: Proposed Reevaluation of Free Speech Commitment

Penn’s president promises to reevaluate the commitment in university policies to First Amendment standards after congressional testimony on campusanti-Semitism.

Advocacy

Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Lawmaker Calls for University to "Take Action" Against Event Featuring Pro-Palestinian Speakers

Congressman urges university to take action against event that would allegedly allow two pro-Palestinian speakers to “spew hate.”

Advocacy

NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice

In a new friend-of-the-court filing, FIRE asks the Supreme Court to defend the right of social media platforms to decide what content to host and promote.

Amicus Brief

McLennan Community College

McLennan Community College: Administrator Deletes a Student’s Comment from College Instagram Account

College claims its social media accounts are not appropriate platforms for students to express concerns.

FIRE Victory Advocacy closed

Long Island University: American Club Suspended for Criticizing Transgender Women on Instagram

Long Island University punishes student organization for criticisms of celebrating transgender women on International Women’s Day

Advocacy

James Madison University

James Madison University: Student Government Association Requires Candidates to Submit Campaign Materials for Approval Prior to Publishing

JMU’s SGA enacts unconstitutional policy requiring prior review of student candidate campaign materials.

Advocacy

Teaneck Public Schools Board of Education: School board restricts comments about superintendent’s statement on Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel

At an October 18 Teaneck Public Schools Board of Education meeting, members of the board restricted public comments about the superintendent’s statement on Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.

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