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

College 'anti-racism' rules echo the worst episode of campus censorship in US history

More than 70 years ago, California ’s colleges and universities played a shameful role in the effort to suppress academic freedom in the name of anti-communism.

As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates, so must our commitment to free speech

FIRE has long defended the free speech rights of speakers on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

After FIRE’s intervention, Ohio city lifts ban on sale of ‘faith based items’ at Apple Butter Day festival

FIRE’s football comedy video could go all the way

Free speech is for everyone, no matter what team you’re on. That’s the message of FIRE’s short video airing nationwide during Saturday’s Notre Dame-USC game on NBC.

FIRE launches six-figure free speech campaign with primetime college football ad

Furman University alumni unite to combat illiberal campus trends

Alumni at Furman University are uniting to form the Furman Free Speech Alliance to combat restrictions on student and faculty speech at the university.

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.

Anti-free speech trends on campus threaten freedom but can be reversed

At the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, we collect a great deal of data about the higher education system, and our findings should alarm everyone.

NEW POLL: Americans continue to hold conflicting views about faculty speech rights

A new poll finds that Americans hold deeply conflicting views about free speech on campus — wanting colleges and universities to uphold free speech principles while supporting restrictions of student and faculty expression.