In a victory for student expression on campus, the Fifth Circuit overruled a lower court to halt an unconstitutional ban on student drag performances at West Texas A&M University.
Arrested for asking questions, citizen journalist Priscilla Villarreal now has a powerful coalition urging the Supreme Court to protect reporters — and all Americans — from government retaliation.
FIRE is suing Secretary of State Rubio to defend the First Amendment rights of legal immigrants threatened with deportation simply for speaking their minds.
A University of Kentucky professor suspended for criticizing Israel’s conduct in the Gaza war now has legal representation thanks to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
FIRE seeks a landmark ruling that the First Amendment forbids the government from deporting lawfully present noncitizens for constitutionally protected speech
FIRE filed a lawsuit defending Phil Rishel’s rights to film and criticize police activity in public spaces — behavior that is protected by the First Amendment.
The Supreme Court applied intermediate scrutiny to a Texas statute targeting adult sites based on content on grounds the First Amendment does not protect “accessing material obscene to minors without verifying one’s age."
When local officials tried to turn journalism into a crime, Priscilla Villarreal refused to back down and is taking her fight all the way to the Supreme Court.
