'Firefly' and Anti-Fascism Posters Get Professor Threatened with Criminal Charges on University of Wisconsin Campus

A professor has been reported to a "threat assessment team" and threatened with criminal charges because of satirical postings on his office door.

'Inside Higher Ed' Highlights Concerns about Proposed UIUC Electronic Communications Policy

Victory: University of Illinois Shelves Proposed Email Policy Due to Free Speech Problems

After finding several First Amendment flaws in the proposed policy, we asked the university to reject the policy until its constitutional infirmities were addressed.

FIRE, AAUP Warn University of Illinois about Proposed Electronic Communications Policy

East Georgia College Settles Lawsuit for $50,000 After Firing Professor Who Criticized Sexual Harassment Policy

East Georgia College has paid $50,000 to Professor Thomas Thibeault and his attorneys after firing him and having him escorted away by police for criticizing the school's sexual harassment policy.

College Students Heading Back to School Should Beware of Threats to Liberty on Campus

As college students head back to campus this fall, they will be returning to fewer unconstitutional and illiberal speech codes than at any time in the last five years.

Reflections on AAUP's Criticism of OCR's 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Standard in Defense of Faculty Rights

This Week in FIRE News: Opposition to OCR's New Standards Grows

AAUP Extends Criticism of OCR 'Preponderance of the Evidence' Standard, Defends Faculty Rights

'Garcetti' Issue Comes Up Again, This Time in Seventh Circuit Case at Northeastern Illinois University

A professor's lawsuit against Northeastern Illinois University alleging violation of her First Amendment rights is the latest case to test the speech protections afforded to public university faculty.