Skip to main content

- What We Do
- What we defend
- Have your rights been violated?
  If you face retaliation over protected speech, reach out to FIRE to learn more about how we can protect your rights.
  Submit a Case
- Make a difference
- Be an Advocate
- FIRE Student Network
  FIRE’s 2022 College Free Speech Rankings are based on the voices of more than 44,000 currently enrolled students at 208 colleges and are designed to help parents and prospective students choose the right school.
  Build Your Network
- FIRE Legal Network
  The FIRE Legal Network is a nationwide group of attorneys to whom we refer cases when counsel is necessary and the matter at issue falls outside the scope of FIRE’s mission or ability to assist.
  Join the Network
- Resources
- College Free Speech Rankings
  Presented by FIRE and College Pulse, the 2024 College Free Speech Rankings is the largest survey of campus free expression ever performed.
  Explore Rankings
- 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. Check out our library of resources to get started on your First Amendment journey!
  Get Started
Colleges
News
Cases
About Us
Submit a Case

Home
- Research & Learn
- Resources
  - Resource Library
  - Toolkits
  - Curricula
  - Issue Pages
  - Reports
  - Databases
  - Guides
  - Supreme Court Cases

Research & Learn

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

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.

Student raising his hand in a classroom

2022-2023 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.

United States Supreme Court building - CREDIT Steven Frame Shutterstock_529874140.jpg

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.

742Results

Items per page:

Sort by:

Ep 200: The state of free speech

Podcasts

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...

2023 Year-End Impact Report Cover

Reports

2023 Year-End Impact Report

From securing more than 100 advocacy victories to growing our base of subscribers and followers to more than 800,000, 2023 was a milestone year for FIRE.

Resource

Brief in Opposition to Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and to Dismiss – I.P. v. Tullahoma City Schools

Resource

Settlement Agreement– Gray v. Hemminger

Books in public library

Issue Pages

FAQ: Libraries, bookstores, and free speech

In the last few years, libraries have become an active front in America’s culture war, with states passing laws that impose restrictions on what materials school or public libraries can carry.

Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home

Interviews

‘So to Speak’ podcast transcript: Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home

The FIRE team gets together to discuss the October 7 attacks in Israel and the resulting censorship on college campuses in the United States.

Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home

Podcasts

Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home

The FIRE team gets together to discuss the October 7 attacks in Israel and the resulting censorship on college campuses in the United States. FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff, Director of Campus Rights Advocacy Alex Morey, and General...

2023-24 Supreme Court Preview

Interviews

‘So to Speak’ podcast transcript: 2023-24 Supreme Court Preview

FIRE Chief Counsel Robert Corn-Revere and FIRE General Counsel Ronnie London join the show to discuss important First Amendment cases that will be heard during the Court's 2023-24 session.

2023-24 Supreme Court Preview

Podcasts

2023-24 Supreme Court Preview

The Supreme Court handed down some big First Amendment victories last term. What lies ahead for the Court in the upcoming term? FIRE Chief Counsel Robert Corn-Revere and FIRE General Counsel Ronnie London join the show to discuss important First...

Cover of the fall edition of the FIRE Quarterly magazine, featuring two California professors standing outdoors with the title, "Diversity, Equity, and ... Exclusion?"

FIRE Quarterly

FIRE Quarterly fall 2023

The fall 2023 FIRE Quarterly features stories about diversity, equity, and inclusion requirements in California, recent legal victories in California and Florida, FIRE's College Free Speech Rankings, and a Q&A with FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff on his new book, "The Canceling of the American Mind."

FIRE plaintiff Isabel Vinson

Resource

Courtesy photos of FIRE plaintiff Isabel Vinson

'Are cakes speech?' with Alliance Defending Freedom's Kristen Waggoner

Interviews

‘So to Speak’ podcast transcript: 'Are cakes speech?' with Alliance Defending Freedom's Kristen Waggoner

President, CEO, and general counsel of the Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner, joins us for a discussion on freedom of speech and religious liberty.

'Are cakes speech?' with Alliance Defending Freedom's Kristen Waggoner

Podcasts

'Are cakes speech?' with Alliance Defending Freedom's Kristen Waggoner

President, CEO, and general counsel of the Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner, joins us for a discussion on freedom of speech and religious liberty. ADF has played various roles in 74 U.S. Supreme Court victories and since 2011, has won...

Cover of FIRE's 2022-23 annual report featuring army veteran Jeff Gray holding a sign that reads "The First Amendment is not a crime"

Reports

2022-2023 Annual Report

FIRE celebrates the first year of our expanded mission to defend free speech for all Americans and spearhead a new movement for freedom of expression.

Students in a classroom raising their hands

Toolkits

Free Speech in High School

The Supreme Court has provided a general outline of the First Amendment rights of high school students, although some states have passed laws to provide additional protection for free speech in schools.

Share

Share this selection via email