Table of Contents
Commenting on the CFN Site
Many of you have just completed another academic year, so we imagine that school may be far from your mind. But over the summer, all of us here at FIRE urge you to check in with your fellow CFN members by using the comment feature installed throughout the CFN site. By leaving comments, CFN members like yourself can share thoughts and plans, both on blog entries like this and school entries from FIRE’s Spotlight.
We’ll still be going strong throughout the summer, so keep in touch!
Recent Articles
FIRE’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.

FIRE highlights artistic freedom with launch of new YouTube interview series featuring heavy metal and punk’s biggest stars
When free expression gets loud, the censors come knocking — watch FIRE’s new series Fire with FIRE to hear how punk and metal artists fight back.

Same old playbook, new target: AI chatbots
Lawmakers are dusting off digital censorship tactics and aiming them at AI chatbots. But whether it's code or conversation, the First Amendment still applies.

Americans worry about AI in politics — but they’re more worried about government censorship
A new FIRE poll shows nearly half of voters fear AI rules could silence dissent — and most say free speech matters more.

After Michigan State trustees told students to call professor a racist, his lawsuit is moving ahead
After a Michigan State professor called for accountability, two university trustees allegedly launched a smear campaign encouraging students to call him a racist. Now he gets his day in court.