In new brief, FIRE asks Supreme Court to protect academic speech inside and outside the classroom

FIRE’s brief urges Supreme Court to take case and reverse Fourth Circuit decision limiting academic freedom.

Idaho AG: Anti-abortion law does not restrict academic speech at public universities

Whatever authority the government may have in regulating abortion itself, that authority does not extend to faculty members’ academic speech.

Does the First Amendment allow public officials to ‘block’ their critics online? The Supreme Court will soon decide.

Imagine standing up to speak at a city council meeting only to be told by the mayor, “Sorry, I’ve blocked you. Please sit down.”

FIRE statement on Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Murthy v. Missouri

FIRE agrees with the Court’s decision to hear the case, which raises important questions about the constitutional limits on governmental attempts to coerce private platforms into restricting speech.

VICTORY: A day after FIRE’s intervention, New York rescinds letter demanding social media platform Rumble censor users over Israel-Hamas war

Broad coalition supports FIRE’s challenge to New York’s online hate speech law before Second Circuit

FIRE filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit supporting FIRE’s challenge to New York’s online hate speech law.

NEW: FIRE defends Idaho conservation officer sued for criticizing wealthy ranch owner’s airstrip permit

FIRE will defend retired search-and-rescue operator Gary Gadwa at the Idaho Supreme Court

FIRE reminds Ninth Circuit that teachers have free speech rights, too

In a new friend of the court filing, FIRE asks the Ninth Circuit to protect teachers’ right to advocate for school policy change.

UPDATE: Another federal appeals court recognizes academic exception to restrictions on the First Amendment rights of public employees

In Heim v. Daniel, the Second Circuit court of appeals joins the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth circuits in acknowledging special value of academic speech

FIRE statement on Fifth Circuit’s decision in Missouri v. Biden

The Fifth Circuit strongly reaffirmed the primacy of the First Amendment and the fundamental bar it imposes on government officials seeking to limit what we can say.