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Recent Articles
FIRE’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.
LAWSUIT: Historian fights back after Pennsylvania state senator sues him for criticizing book
Sen. Doug Mastriano’s lawsuit is a textbook “SLAPP” case, in which powerful individuals sue their critics into silence through long, costly litigation.
House passes historic legislation protecting free speech on college campuses
Public colleges must do more to protect the First Amendment rights of students and faculty on campus, according to a new bill in the House.
Kamala Harris comedy roast denied funding by University of South Carolina student senate
Despite pushback, the student senate denied funding to the student group Uncensored America for the event in a blatant example of viewpoint discrimination.
FIRE statement on California's 'deceptive media' law
In targeting “deceptive” political content, California’s new law threatens satire, parody, and other First Amendment-protected speech.