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Texas law turns booksellers into censors
'READER Act' forces booksellers to blacklist books based on vague standards. FIRE is asking the Fifth Circuit to put a stop to it.

To combat anti-Semitism, House bill chips away at free speech
An amendment before the U.S. House impermissibly threatens the expressive rights of students and faculty across the country.

VICTORY: UMass Boston quietly removes DEI requirements from faculty applications
The University of Massachusetts Boston has eliminated mandates for faculty applicants to express particular views about diversity, equity, and inclusion after months of back-and-forth with FIRE.

New Jersey school board selectively restricts public comments about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Board officials unevenly enforced vague and overbroad policies to shut down criticism of the superintendent’s response to Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.