Four resolutions for an expressive new year

Get FIRE’d up about free speech in 2023.

VICTORY: On First Amendment grounds, NJ woman’s ‘Fuck Biden’ flags free to fly another day

Andrea Dick’s lawsuit proceeds after defeating township’s motion to dismiss — paving the way toward recovery after being ordered to remove political banners criticizing Joe Biden.

Forbidden food for thought: How attempts to control media consumption backfire

Knowledge perceived as dangerous or challenging can also be vital for problem-solving and necessary for growth.

Cancel culture empowers the powerful — at everyone else’s expense

New members join FIRE’s Board of Directors, Advisory Council

‘I am thrilled to have each of these talented and committed people join the FIRE team,’ said FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff

Some lessons from the sorry history of campus speech codes

Regulations on campus “hate speech” — sold as efforts to protect marginalized groups and prevent harassment — do neither in practice.

Dartmouth doubles down on rationale for canceling in-person Andy Ngo event, but the details still don’t add up

Critics of New York Times ‘Free Speech’ editorial get it wrong by drawing false equivalency between criticism and crackdown

The editorial board argues that a culture of shaming and shunning has taken root in the U.S. and that this is bad for democracy, diversity, and individual flourishing.

Rising censorship, falling trust: How lack of transparency erodes trust in higher ed and beyond

First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from FIRE.

Spotlight on student press freedom: FIRE’s recent cases and the state of student journalism

Each year on Student Press Freedom Day, FIRE celebrates the work of student journalists and support their right to freely explore the realities of college life