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Research & Learn

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

Learn with FIRE

Learn with FIRE provides learners with the opportunity to take courses on a wide range of topics, including free speech and due process, designed by our expert staff.

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2022 College Free Speech Rankings

The 2022 College Free Speech Rankings are based on the voices of 45,000 currently enrolled students at over 200 colleges.

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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.

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.

Scholars Under Fire

Scholars Under Fire: 2021 Year in Review

Over the past seven years, 537 incidents targeting a scholar for some form of professional sanction over constitutionally protected speech have occurred in higher education, and almost two-thirds of these targeting incidents have resulted in a sanction.

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Reports

FIRE's New Era: An Inaugural Impact Report

This report details the success of our inaugural year pursuing our expanded mission of defending free speech for all Americans.

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FIRE Letter to Los Angeles City College, June 1, 2023

How to make a winning free speech argument

Interviews

So to Speak Podcast Transcript: How to make a winning free speech argument

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Call for Proposals: 2023 Free Inquiry Grant program

A total pool of $200,000 will be available in 2023, with a maximum amount of $65,000 per grant and no minimum amount.

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Free Speech Grants from FIRE

To help fulfill that aspect of our mission, we periodically offer grants to support free speech research projects.

How to make a winning free speech argument

Podcasts

How to make a winning free speech argument

Winning in the court of public opinion is hard. On today's show, founder Bob Ewing shares communications strategies that anyone -- including free speech advocates -- can use to win in the marketplace of ideas. Prior to founding the Ewing School,...

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Plaintiff's Reply In Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment – Phillips v. Collin College

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Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioners and Reversal - Mazo v. Way

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FIRE Second Letter to State University of New York at Buffalo, May 22, 2023

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Social Justice Task Force Report and Recommendations

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FIRE Letter to Pennsylvania State University, May 17, 2023

Fox/Dominion lawyers reflect on historic case

Podcasts

Dominion vs. Fox lawyers reflect on historic case

On April 18, Fox News to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle a defamation lawsuit stemming from allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The historic settlement came just before the trial was set to begin in a...

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Interviews

So to Speak Podcast Transcript - First Amendment Salon with Lee Levine, Tom Clare, and Dan Webb

Special guests discuss the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit against Fox News.

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Plaintiff's Response in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment – Phillips v. Collin College

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FIRE Letter to Higher Learning Commission re: University of St. Thomas, May 11, 2023

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