FIRE Statement: X Corp's lawsuit and Texas's investigation into Media Matters for America are deeply misguided

X’s suit is a classic example of a SLAPP — a strategic lawsuit against public participation.

VICTORY: After FIRE lawsuit, Georgia city forced to apologize to veteran arrested for holding ‘God Bless the Homeless Vets’ sign outside city hall

Key lessons from landmark Tinker ruling still resonate today

Even though the Court decided Tinker nearly 55 years ago, it remains the leading student K-12 decision and lower courts apply the standards from Tinker with regularity.

In new brief, FIRE asks Supreme Court to protect academic speech inside and outside the classroom

FIRE’s brief urges Supreme Court to take case and reverse Fourth Circuit decision limiting academic freedom.

Idaho AG: Anti-abortion law does not restrict academic speech at public universities

Whatever authority the government may have in regulating abortion itself, that authority does not extend to faculty members’ academic speech.

Does the First Amendment allow public officials to ‘block’ their critics online? The Supreme Court will soon decide.

Imagine standing up to speak at a city council meeting only to be told by the mayor, “Sorry, I’ve blocked you. Please sit down.”

FIRE statement on Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Murthy v. Missouri

FIRE agrees with the Court’s decision to hear the case, which raises important questions about the constitutional limits on governmental attempts to coerce private platforms into restricting speech.

VICTORY: A day after FIRE’s intervention, New York rescinds letter demanding social media platform Rumble censor users over Israel-Hamas war

Broad coalition supports FIRE’s challenge to New York’s online hate speech law before Second Circuit

FIRE filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit supporting FIRE’s challenge to New York’s online hate speech law.

NEW: FIRE defends Idaho conservation officer sued for criticizing wealthy ranch owner’s airstrip permit

FIRE will defend retired search-and-rescue operator Gary Gadwa at the Idaho Supreme Court