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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 Supreme Court opinions, overview essays, academic discussions, and other resources to get the full picture of how the United States’ culture of free speech and First Amendment law has developed over the years.

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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Check out FIRE's tip sheets, sample forms, grant applications, and more for information students need to know when accused of misconduct.

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Due Process on Campus

Read more about your due process rights on campus and beyond. FIRE has information on how to protect yourself in your college's disciplinary process

Spotlight on Speech Codes 2021
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What Are Speech Codes?

FIRE defines a “speech code” as any university regulation or policy that prohibits expression that would be protected by the First Amendment.

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Opposing Speech Codes

Spotlight on Speech Codes 2021
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Using FIRE's Spotlight Database

FIRE rates the speech policies of more than 475 of the nation’s top colleges and universities in its Spotlight Database.

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