West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed the Student Journalism and Press Freedom Protection Act into law, granting statutory protections to student journalists in public K-12 schools and public institutions of higher education.
Washington state Senate Bill 5427, which would have created a bias reporting system for the entire state, failed to advance out of the Senate Ways and Means committee.
Several states in the past three months have either issued executive orders or introduced legislation on this topic that would regulate how race and sex is discussed on college and university campuses.
Florida Senate Bill 1316 would require anyone other than a newspaper journalist who writes online about Florida’s government leaders to register with the state if they receive any “compensation” for the post.
Florida House Bill 999 is a dangerous expansion of the unconstitutional ‘Stop WOKE Act,’ putting entire majors disfavored by legislators on the chopping block.
Florida state Rep. Alex Andrade introduced HB 951, which would roll back free speech protections secured by one of the most important Supreme Court decisions: New York Times Company v. Sullivan.
FIRE delves into Section 230’s text, purpose, and history and its importance to free speech on the internet and address some common misconceptions about the law.
FIRE submitted a comment to the office of the Missouri Secretary of State in response to a proposed rule that, if enacted, would restrict what books Missourians can access and what events they may host.