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Episode 104: FIRE's Case at Valdosta State University

The fourth installment of our FIREside Chats podcast series is now available on the multimedia page. In this episode, Emily Guidry, FIRE's Media Director, and Samantha Harris, FIRE's Director of Legal and Public Advocacy, discuss Hayden Barnes's case at Valdosta State University and the school's unconstitutional speech zone, both of which are also the focus of our latest video documentary.
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