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Register Now for FIRE’s November Webinar: America's Worst Speech Codes
What exactly are "speech codes," and what can you do about them? For our November webinar, FIRE Director of Speech Code Research Samantha Harris will give a rundown of some of the worst college speech codes she has encountered over the years at FIRE and explain how students, professors, and alumni have worked together to eliminate repressive speech policies on campuses across the country. FIRE webinars are free and open to all, so register now and join us next Tuesday!
America's Worst Speech Codes
Tuesday, November 20
3 p.m. EST
To prepare for the webinar, check out the speech codes at your alma mater by visiting www.thefire.org/spotlight.
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Lawmakers are rebranding online speech regulations as child safety or consumer protection, but the First Amendment isn’t fooled. This piece unpacks the censorship hiding behind the spin.
Missouri governor signs legislation securing students’ rights to freely associate on campus
A new law protects campus groups’ freedom to set their own membership rules — affirming students don’t leave the First Amendment at the campus gate.
Purdue fails its own test on institutional neutrality
Purdue claimed neutrality — until a student paper challenged it. But pressuring the paper to change its name is not neutrality. It’s censorship.
Extortion in plain sight
A baseless lawsuit, FCC strong-arming, an $8 billion merger — and free speech hanging in the balance. Robert Corn-Revere exposes the political pressure campaign that forced CBS to settle a case that never should’ve been filed.