Special issue: Public libraries becoming First Amendment battlefield — First Amendment News 365

Since the invention of type, books have regularly posed a threat to the existing establishments of the day — thus did the papacy rightfully fear Martin Luther and his printed Bible.

Do Americans know their rights? Survey says: No.

FIRE survey reveals that most can’t name more than one enumerated First Amendment right.

LAWSUIT: Army vet arrested for holding ‘God Bless the Homeless Vets’ sign sues to defend First Amendment

Police in one Georgia town arrested Jeff Gray, a veteran himself, for ‘panhandling’ for peacefully holding sign to raise awareness of homeless vets.

FIRE statement on Governor DeSantis’ higher education proposals

FIRE urges Florida lawmakers to remember that the First Amendment protects Americans of all political backgrounds by setting crucial limits on the power that politicians may wield within higher education.

West Virginia University faculty overwhelmingly reject proposal to weaken tenure

When West Virginia University proposed changes to its faculty tenure, evaluation, and termination policy last fall, FIRE sounded the alarm that it would pose a serious threat to academic freedom.

Black Hills State University Director of Public Safety censored, cursed at student group recruiting on public sidewalk

University of Alabama cites ‘core values’ in investigating #YeIsRight chalk

Unfair procedures + undue pressures = Title IX discrimination at Loyola University Chicago

In new friend-of-the-court filing, FIRE asks Seventh Circuit to reaffirm important precedent on unfair campus disciplinary procedures.

Questions remain after MIT asserts it canceled Pompeo’s speech due to COVID-19 restrictions

MIT asserts that COVID-19 restrictions limiting the size of events and the presence of guests necessitated the decision to cancel a speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2020.

FIRE investigates allegations MIT canceled Mike Pompeo speech about China