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Greg’s Appearance on ‘Stossel’ Now Online
FIRE President Greg Lukianoff's appearance on Stossel last week is now available online. The episode highlights two current FIRE cases: Auburn University's selective banning of student window hangings and the University of Cincinnati's threats to arrest students who wanted to gather signatures outside of the school's free speech zone. Greg also told the Florida State University audience that FSU's speech codes are unconstitutional.
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TICKETS ON SALE: Step up to the Soapbox in Philadelphia, Nov. 4-6, 2026
Tickets on sale for Soapbox 2026 in Philly! Nov. 4–6. Fearless debates, bold speakers, and a gala celebrating free speech at America’s 250th.
LAWSUIT: FIRE sues Federal Trade Commission over agency’s targeting of news rating service
The Federal Trade Commission has unconstitutionally used its broad regulatory powers to attack NewsGuard, a private news organization, because it doesn’t like its news ratings.
The secret war against student journalists
Across the country, colleges are using conduct hearings to punish student reporters for basic newsgathering — chilling who gets to tell campus stories.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (of protected speech)
The FBI is probing Signal chats that track ICE activity — without evidence of a crime. That’s not law enforcement. It’s a First Amendment problem.