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'Shouting fire,' deepfake laws, tenured professors, and mask bans
The FIRE team discusses Tim Walz's controversial comments on hate speech and "shouting fire in a crowded theater." We also examine California's AI deepfake laws, the punishment of tenured professors, and mask bans. Joining us are: Aaron...
Florida health department defies First Amendment, threatens to prosecute TV stations for airing abortion rights ad
The department claims the ad’s allegedly false information creates a ‘sanitary nuisance.’ But government officials can’t twist public health laws to censor protected political speech.
A tale of two universities: Why South Carolina soared, and Harvard didn’t, in FIRE’s free speech rankings
The University of South Carolina did a 180 to begin taking free speech seriously, and it shows in our student survey data.
FIREside chat with free speech advocate Nadine Strossen
In an interview with FIRE, Nadine Strossen talks about higher ed bureaucratization, market-driven censorship, and staying principled.