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FIRE to Laguna Beach City Council: Let street performers perform

August 14, 2023

Historic art colony strictly limits music, dancing, and other street performances in pedestrian mall.

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Free expression beyond words: A personal story on hermeneutical injustice

August 4, 2023

As someone who did not possess the ability to speak for more than half of my life, I know the importance of protecting free speech.

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FIRE statement on 2020 election indictment of former President Donald Trump

August 3, 2023

The federal indictment of former President Trump on charges related to his actions between the 2020 presidential election implicates these First Amendment exceptions.

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New York Times bestselling author James Kirchick joins FIRE as senior fellow

August 2, 2023

Kirchick graduate from Yale University in 2006 and is currently a contributing writer for Tablet magazine and a writer at large for Air Mail.

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Sign of the times: Alabama city bans signs containing ‘hate speech,’ ‘indecent’ content

July 27, 2023

FIRE calls on the city of Arab to fix its unconstitutional sign regulations

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Attorneys have free speech rights. I’m suing to prove it.

July 26, 2023

Federal court to decide whether Pennsylvania rule is an unconstitutional speech code for attorneys or a valid ban on harassment and discrimination.

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UPDATE: Utah city moves in the right direction, but the First Amendment requires more

July 21, 2023

FIRE warned the City of Orem, Utah, in June to respect its librarians’ First Amendment rights or else face a lawsuit.

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Jason Aldean, Amanda Gorman, and the ‘Streisand Effect’

July 19, 2023

A new music video from country music star Jason Aldean for his song, “Try That in a Small Town,” will no longer air on Country Music Television.

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LAWSUIT: High school student sues after receiving suspension for posting off-campus cat meme

July 19, 2023

A Tennessee high school student, backed by FIRE, sued his school after being suspended for posting satirical Instagram memes while off campus.

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LAWSUIT: FIRE files third lawsuit to vindicate right to hold ‘God Bless the Homeless Vets’ sign in Georgia

July 17, 2023

FIRE filed a lawsuit on behalf of Jeff Gray, challenging his arrest by a Port Wentworth police officer in our third case related to Peach State police officers’ constitutional illiteracy.