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FIRE Wraps Up Another Successful Year
As 2007 draws to a close, we’ve been taking some time here on The Torch to reflect on some of this year’s highs and lows in campus freedom. For more information on FIRE’s activities over the past year, check out our annual end-of-year press release.
Recent Articles
FIRE’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.
NEW: FIRE defends Idaho conservation officer sued for criticizing wealthy ranch owner’s airstrip permit
FIRE will defend retired search-and-rescue operator Gary Gadwa at the Idaho Supreme Court

What happens when America's future leaders reject the liberty on which it was founded?
A survey conducted this year by FIRE found that almost one-third of respondents could not name a single right protected by the First Amendment.


Tulane’s ban on ‘rude’ messages earns FIRE’s lowest speech code rating
Bad speech codes contribute to a school’s score in the rankings, and this policy is the sole reason the university earns FIRE’s worst, “red light” rating.