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University of Washington

University of Washington: Professor Suspended From Campus, Eventually Cleared for Bread Knife Incident

University punished professor, investigated incident for nearly a year before clearing him of wrongdoing.

Advocacy closed

Deep South Today v. Murrill

FIRE filed an amicus brief arguing that Act 259 is unconstitutionally vague, giving officers unchecked authority to interfere with the clearly established First Amendment right to record and observe police activity.

Amicus Brief

Fellers v. Kelley

FIRE filed an amicus brief that explains that the district court’s extension of student speech precedent to adult speech in public forums is unprecedented, unwarranted, and a serious threat to adults’ First Amendment rights.

Amicus Brief

FIRE v. City of Riverview, Missouri

FIRE issued two public records requests to the City of Riverview. When they failed to respond, FIRE filed a lawsuit, asking the court to order Riverview to comply with Missouri’s Sunshine Law.

Litigation

Whetstone High School: Students banned from speaking with the press about controversial bathroom policies

Whetstone High School reprimanded a student for speaking to the press and that administrators told students they were not permitted to do so.

Advocacy

Redlands Unified School District: Board of Education proposes policy for automatic removal of challenged library books

The Redlands Unified School District Board of Education proposed a regulation that would require immediate removal of library materials challenged on certain grounds.

Advocacy

Garcia v. Character Technologies, Inc.

FIRE filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the district court to grant permission for immediate appeal.

Amicus Brief

University of Rochester

University of Rochester: Doctoral Student Expelled After Speaking Publicly About Sexual Harassment Complaint

Officials at the Eastman School of Music retaliated against a student who spoke out about the retaliation she experienced for reporting sexual harassment

Advocacy

West Virginia University

West Virginia University: University Investigates Student for Handing out Copies of Alan Dershowitz Book

WVU launched investigation after a dining hall employee reported the student for handing out book she called “anti-Muslim.”

Advocacy

Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Board of Education issues guidance to local school districts forbidding students from having personal copies of banned books at school

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) issued guidance to local school districts that students are not permitted to bring to school their own copies of books that are banned from curricula statewide.

Advocacy