The assassination of Charlie Kirk generated a wave of censorship at America's colleges over the past year, further contributing to a climate in which too many students do not feel free to express themselves on campus.
With the new “green light” rating, the University of Southern California’s retabulated ranking would be 37th nationally in FIRE’s College Free Speech Rankings, 179 places higher than its ranking a year ago.
A federal court ruled that the provisions Secretary of State Marco Rubio used in an attempt to deport legal immigrants for their speech are unconstitutional.
The lawsuits, which accused the company of harming young people through the design of their speech platforms, relied on untested legal theories that faced serious First Amendment challenges.
They may not agree on much, but Americans who identify as “very liberal” or “very conservative” have strikingly similar attitudes toward free speech, according to a new FIRE survey.
AI developers shape their systems through choices about training data, system prompts, alignment, and other design decisions — editorial judgments protected by the First Amendment.
