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'The Talk’: How to ‘do’ free speech (VIDEO)
Since James Madison drafted the First Amendment in 1789, free speech has been a fundamental right for all Americans. But how do we do it?
FIRE’s 2017 summer interns sit us down and give us “The Talk.”
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Ep 200: The state of free speech
We're joined by First Amendment attorney Marc Randazza and British journalist Brendan O'Neill to discuss the state of free speech in the United States and Europe. Randazza is a First Amendment attorney and the managing partner at Randazza...
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.