Skip to main content

- What We Do
- What we defend
- Have your rights been violated?
  If you face retaliation over protected speech, reach out to FIRE to learn more about how we can protect your rights.
  Submit a Case
- Make a difference
- Be an Advocate
- FIRE Student Network
  FIRE’s 2022 College Free Speech Rankings are based on the voices of more than 44,000 currently enrolled students at 208 colleges and are designed to help parents and prospective students choose the right school.
  Build Your Network
- FIRE Legal Network
  The FIRE Legal Network is a nationwide group of attorneys to whom we refer cases when counsel is necessary and the matter at issue falls outside the scope of FIRE’s mission or ability to assist.
  Join the Network
- Resources
- College Free Speech Rankings
  Presented by FIRE and College Pulse, the 2024 College Free Speech Rankings is the largest survey of campus free expression ever performed.
  Explore Rankings
- Learn with FIRE
  Learn with FIRE provides learners with the opportunity to take courses on a wide range of topics, including free speech and due process, designed by our expert staff. Check out our library of resources to get started on your First Amendment journey!
  Get Started
Colleges
News
Cases
About Us
Submit a Case

FIRE Newsdesk

Get the latest free speech news as it happens.

Subscribe to FIRE Updates

Pile of newspapers on blue background

FIRE Statement: X Corp's lawsuit and Texas's investigation into Media Matters for America are deeply misguided

News

November 21, 2023

Aged papers on a table with a pen and American flag

Anonymous speech is as American as apple pie

News

November 20, 2023

University of Southern California professor John Strauss speaks to protesters at a pro-Palestinian event on USC's campus.

University of Southern California relegates professor to remote teaching for expressing anti-Hamas sentiments

News

November 20, 2023

First Amendment News with Ronald Collins signature

Perilous times: The plight of local papers — First Amendment News 401

Blog

November 15, 2023

Former Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley participated in the 2024 Republican Presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 23, 2023.

Hey Nikki Haley: Hands off our anonymous online speech

News

November 15, 2023

With a tree in fall colors filling most of the left half of the frame this is a nice view of the library bell tower and blue sky on the campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Meet the Dartmouth students and alumni combating campus cancel culture

News

November 14, 2023

Rockland Community College campus building

Rockland Community College suspends student for pro-Palestinian advocacy

News

November 13, 2023

Press Releases

Jeff Gray featured image

VICTORY: After FIRE lawsuit, Georgia city forced to apologize to veteran arrested for holding ‘God Bless the Homeless Vets’ sign outside city hall

Press Release

November 21, 2023

The University of Tulsa earned a green light rating from FIRE.

University of Tulsa becomes first Oklahoma college to earn top rating for free speech

Press Release

October 31, 2023

James' letter feature image

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

Press Release

October 20, 2023

FIRE News Archive

Our Advocacy, Your Rights

Learn more about how FIRE advocates for your rights.

Browse by Issue

Browse by Audience

Featured Blogs

Analysis of free speech and other civil liberties issues from legal and cultural thought leaders.

The Eternally Radical Idea

What is the Eternally Radical Idea? It is freedom of speech. The unfettered right to state your opinion is extremely rare in human history.

Learn More

First Amendment News

First Amendment News

First Amendment News takes a look at all news related to free expression and represents the editorially independent views and interests of the editor-in-chief, retired law professor Ronald K. L. Collins.

Read the News

Featured Podcasts

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through personal stories and candid conversations.

New episodes post every other Thursday.

All Episodes

Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home

November 9, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 199

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speech

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speech

Why have kings, emperors, and governments killed and imprisoned people to shut them up? And why have countless people risked death and imprisonment to express their beliefs? Jacob Mchangama guides you through the history of free speech from the trial of Socrates to the Great Firewall.
Stay up to date with Clear and Present Danger on the show’s website at freespeechhistory.com

All Episodes

Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or Foes?

August 21, 2020

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 41

Free Speech Out Loud

Free Speech Out Loud

Free Speech Out Loud is a podcast devoted to supplying you with audio versions of prominent First Amendment cases.

All Episodes

New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)

February 24, 2023

Free Speech Out Loud

FIRE Videos

Subscribe to FIRE’s YouTube channel to see all our free speech video content, including case updates, lessons, documentaries, and advertisements.

Watch FIRE's Videos

More Free Speech News

FIRE Statement: X Corp's lawsuit and Texas's investigation into Media Matters for America are deeply misguided

News

Anonymous speech is as American as apple pie

News

University of Southern California relegates professor to remote teaching for expressing anti-Hamas sentiments

News

Hey Nikki Haley: Hands off our anonymous online speech

News

Meet the Dartmouth students and alumni combating campus cancel culture

News

Rockland Community College suspends student for pro-Palestinian advocacy

News

Citing concerns about ‘personal liability’ for university administrators, Florida pauses derecognition of Students for Justice in Palestine chapters

News

Key lessons from landmark Tinker ruling still resonate today

News

Share

Share this selection via email