A New Jersey agency that investigated a grandmother serving on her township’s school board for asking her constituents questions on social media has backed down after legal pressure from FIRE.
A pair of free speech groups filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Los Angeles resident against the city council after it banned certain words during public meetings, a violation of the First Amendment.
A Tennessee man who was arrested before dawn after he filmed police misconduct is announcing a lawsuit against the department for violating his First Amendment rights.
A Tennessee public servant’s lawsuit challenging her unlawful firing for protected speech cleared a key hurdle today when a district court denied the state's motion to dismiss and allowed the case to proceed.
Rochester native David Streever filed the lawsuit after ICE retaliated against him for a critical email he sent during January's crackdown in Minnesota.
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.
