FIRE filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the plaintiffs in Little v. Llano County, a First Amendment suit challenging ideologically driven book removals from Llano Public Library.
Nat Hentoff’s 1982 Young Adult fiction book, “The Day They Came to Arrest the Book,” follows high school student newspaper editor Barney Roth as he navigates writing about and advocating for his teacher’s right to teach Huck Finn.
The bill would limit the use of lyrics and other artistic expression in court against artists by setting the legal criteria for their admission as evidence.
This year, lawmakers in several states introduced legislation that, if enacted, would impose restrictions on expression taking the form of drag performances.
San Francisco State University is investigating a history professor for showing a drawing of the Prophet Muhammad while teaching a lesson on the history of the Islamic world after a student filed a complaint.
Artist-turned-activist Melissa Etheridge sits down for an episode of “Free Speech + Other Dirty Words,” the provocative and engaging new video series created by legendary media brand SPIN and FIRE.
