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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 and more to learn about the culture and law of free speech in the United States.

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Students Under Fire Database

This research documents efforts since 2020 to investigate, censor, or otherwise punish students and student groups at U.S. colleges and universities for expressive activity that is, or at a public institution would be, protected by the First Amendment.

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Students Under Fire Database Methodology

The Students Under Fire Database tracks attempts to sanction students for expression that is protected by the First Amendment.

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Campus Deplatforming Database Methodology

FIRE's The Campus Deplatforming database tracks deplatforming attempts such as disinviting speakers, canceling performances, taking down art exhibits, or preventing the showing of a film.

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Supreme Court Justices Database

Learn more about the history of the Supreme Court by exploring FIRE's database of justices and the free speech cases that have shaped our nation.

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Scholars Under Fire Database

This database documents scholars who have faced calls for sanction and how scholars and administrators have responded to different forms of targeting.

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FIRE’s Syllabus Database

FIRE is developing a syllabus database from professors in a variety of disciplines who teach courses that concern free expression and academic freedom.

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Leader Statement Database

In the fight for free speech on college campuses, university presidents and administrators have a big role to play. FIRE’s Leader Statement Database provides a record of positions on free speech and academic freedom.

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Databases

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.

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