Analysis

The NO FAKES Act is a real threat to free expression

November 13, 2025

In Congress, the “NO FAKES” bill claims to promise deepfake fixes, but their restrictions on expression would chill news, history, art, and everyday speech.

Statement

5 laws FIRE wants on the books to protect free speech

November 10, 2025

Protecting free speech shouldn’t depend on who holds power — and these five reforms would help make sure it doesn’t.

Analysis

EXPLAINER: Why Marco Rubio's arguments for deporting noncitizens for speech are wrong

October 21, 2025

FIRE sues Rubio for targeting noncitizens' protected speech — fighting to strike down unconstitutional visa and deportation powers.

Analysis

California wants to make platforms pay for offensive user posts. The First Amendment and Section 230 say otherwise.

October 11, 2025

California’s SB 771 would punish platforms for users’ speech — a clear First Amendment and Section 230 violation that would chill online expression.

Analysis

Arkansas wants to jail librarians. The First Amendment won’t allow it.

October 10, 2025

Arkansas’s Act 372 would let the state jail librarians for “harmful” books. The First Amendment won’t let censorship win.

Analysis

Why we shouldn’t let the government hit mute on AI speech

September 8, 2025

Across the country, officials are pressuring AI developers to bend outputs to their political preferences.

Statement

FIRE statement on President Trump’s executive order to outlaw flag burning

August 25, 2025

Flag burning is protected expressive activity under the First Amendment.

Analysis

Fiction is not a felony

August 5, 2025

In courts across the country, prosecutors are turning lyrics into alleged confessions. A new bipartisan bill — the RAP Act — aims to protect artistic freedom.

Statement

FIRE statement on Iowa's book ban

August 4, 2025

In a new amicus brief, FIRE urges the court to block Iowa's broad book ban, which targets any book depicting a "sex act."

Analysis

Inside the Trump administration’s extortion-industrial complex

July 30, 2025

Trump’s $16M "60 Minutes" settlement wasn’t just hush money — it exposed a broader scheme of lawsuits and FCC pressure turning media compliance into policy.