If enacted, the SAFER Act would amend federal anti-discrimination laws in ways that would upend decades of legal precedent and threaten the civil liberties of students and faculty alike.
FIRE submitted a written comment to Florida’s Department of Management Services in response to a hearing on a proposed rule seeking to regulate speech in the Florida Capitol Complex.
FIRE Legislative Fellow Greg Gonzalez participated in the second Annual Congressional campus free speech roundtable discussion hosted by Rep. Greg Murphy.
In a victory for free expression, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill restricting the state from using rap lyrics as evidence in a trial.
Rep. Jaime Raskin and Sen. Brian Schatz introduced a resolution recognizing Banned Books Week, an annual awareness campaign which FIRE is proud to sponsor.
For the past two years, FIRE has been on the front lines opposing provisions that prohibit certain topics or ideas from being taught in college classrooms.