FIRE urged 20 Washington cities — from Seattle to Spokane Valley — to eliminate unconstitutional restrictions that regulate citizens’ comments on the cities’ social media pages.
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.
The Los Angeles City Council is claiming ultimate authority to ban the use of any terms officials deem offensive during public meetings. It won't end there.
FIRE sent a letter to a New Jersey school board that apparently decided public discussion of complaints against it is only acceptable when the board likes what’s being said.
