Michael Hurley
A native of Cincinnati, Michael received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in 2025. Prior to attending law school, Michael earned a B.A. in World Politics from The Ohio State University with minors in Arabic and History. He previously worked at FIRE as a Legislative & Faculty Program Associate from 2020-2022. In his free time, Michael enjoys stargazing, hiking with his black lab, exploring new places with his wife, and watching his favorite sports teams.
Recent Writings
- Professors are being squeezed on all sides. The GUARD Act can protect them.,
- Don’t let California turn universities into AI gatekeepers,
- Lawmakers see different threats to campus speech — but the same stakes,
- The critics are wrong about Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act. Here’s why.,
- Iowa’s higher ed reform bills threaten academic freedom,
- FIRE warnings confirmed again,
- Texas State’s ‘value neutral instruction’ walks a fine (and risky) line,
- How 'anti-woke' laws and cancel culture combine to chill classroom speech,
- How Gov. Shapiro’s role at Penn puts free speech and institutional autonomy at risk,
- Georgia improves upon free speech law by enacting FORUM Act,
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