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Research & Learn

Explore FIRE's library of resources and research on free speech and other civil liberties.

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2025 College Free Speech Rankings

The largest report of its kind, the 2025 College Free Speech Rankings draw from more than 58,000 student survey responses at 257 colleges and universities and are designed to help parents and prospective students choose the right school.

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National Speech Index

The National Speech Index is an ongoing weekly survey conducted by the Polarization Research Lab, which will allow researchers to track shifting free speech sentiment in America over time.

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Campus Deplatforming Database

This research documents the ways and reasons that deplatforming attempts, a form of intolerance motivated by more than just mere disagreement, occur on college and university campuses from 1998 to the present.

FIRE Guides to Student Rights on Campus

FIRE’s Guides to Student Rights on Campus emphasize the critical importance of rule of law and fair procedure over partisan and repressive rules.

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Supreme Court Cases

Explore First Amendment court cases, opinions, overview essays, academic discussions, and more to learn about the culture and law of free speech in the United States.

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Reports

National Speech Index - April 2025

The National Speech Index is a quarterly poll designed to capture Americans’ views on freedom of speech and the First Amendment.

So to Speak Podcast Episode

Interviews

So to Speak Podcast Transcript: Is there a global free speech recession?

We travel from America to Europe, Russia, China, and more places to answer the question: Is there a global free speech recession?

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Issue Pages

Protected Speech

The Supreme Court has consistently held the First Amendment to protect much more than mere words to include many forms of expression.

Is there a global free speech recession?

Interviews

So to Speak Podcast Transcript: Is there a global free speech recession?

We travel from America to Europe, Russia, China, and more places to answer the question: Is there a global free speech recession?

Is there a global free speech recession?

Podcasts

Is there a global free speech recession?

We travel from America to Europe, Russia, China, and more places to answer the question: Is there a global free speech recession? Guests: - : FIRE senior scholar, global expression - : FIRE senior fellow - : FIRE senior fellow Timestamps: ...

So to Speak Podcast - Episode 239

Interviews

So to Speak Podcast Transcript: Columbia University, Mahmoud Khalil, DEI, law firms, and more

We explore how censorship is impacting institutions — from universities to law firms to the Maine House of Representatives.

Columbia University, Mahmoud Khalil, DEI, law firms, and more

Podcasts

Columbia University, Mahmoud Khalil, DEI, law firms, and more

We explore how censorship is impacting institutions -- from universities to law firms to the Maine House of Representatives. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:40 Federal government cuts Columbia's funding 16:57 Updates on the Mahmoud Khalil case...

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Interviews

So to Speak Podcast Transcript: On Mahmoud Khalil

First Amendment lawyer Marc Randazza and immigration lawyer Jeffrey Rubin join the show to discuss the arrest, detention, and possible deportation of green card holder Mahmoud Khalil.

On Mahmoud Khalil

Podcasts

On Mahmoud Khalil

First Amendment lawyer and immigration lawyer join the show to discuss the arrest, detention, and possible deportation of green card holder Mahmoud Khalil. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:53 Latest updates on Khalil 02:51 First Amendment...

STS Episode 237

Interviews

So to Speak Podcast Transcript: A tech policy bonanza! The FCC, FTC, AI regulations, and more

Does a cat stand on two legs or four? The answer to that question may tell you all you need to know about the government involving itself in social media content moderation. On today’s show, we cover the latest tech policy developments involving the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, AI regulation, and more.

A tech policy bonanza! The FCC, FTC, AI regulations, and more

Podcasts

A tech policy bonanza! The FCC, FTC, AI regulations, and more

Does a cat stand on two legs or four? The answer to that question may tell you all you need to know about the government involving itself in social media content moderation. On today's show, we cover the latest tech policy developments...

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Issue Pages

Invasion of the rights of others and student speech

Students are entitled to express themselves so long as their speech does not “materially and substantially interfere” with school activities.

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Issue Pages

The First Amendment

The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government and is arguably the defining factor of our American system of government.

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Toolkits

Helpful phrases to use in practicing civil discussions

By treating the other person with manners and respect, even if they don’t respond in kind, you increase the odds of having a positive encounter with them in the future.

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Interviews

So to Speak Podcast Transcript: JD Vance, 60 Minutes, the Associated Press, the FCC, and more

From JD Vance’s free speech critique of Europe to the Trump administration barring the Associated Press from the Oval Office, free speech news is buzzing.

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