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After brazen attack on expressive rights, faculty at Sterling College aren’t in Kansas anymore

May 8, 2025

Sterling College punished two professors for speaking out — despite its promises of free expression. Now FIREurges the college to honor its word.

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Colorado reversal on misgendering ban is a crisis averted but a danger revealed

May 8, 2025

Colorado lawmakers just gutted a bill that would've punished misgendering. Call it a victory for free speech, but we should reflect on how we came so close to losing.

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Zick on executive orders and official orthodoxies — First Amendment News 469

May 8, 2025

First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from ��ýapp�ٷ�.

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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 the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by ��ýapp�ٷ�'s Nico Perrino.

New episodes post every other Thursday.

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Is cancel culture dead?

May 8, 2025

The co-authors of "The Canceling of the American Mind" discuss its new paperback release and where cancel culture stands a year and a half after the book's original publication. - -- President and CEO of FIRECo-author of "The...

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Brown fires new salvo in war against student journalist over list of DEI admins

May 6, 2025

When student journalist Alex Shieh noted which ones Brown admins work in DEI, the university responded with threats — again.

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Alumni seek to rewaken the forgotten fight for free speech at UC San Diego

May 6, 2025

When UCSD’s student paper blamed its woes on a defunct satirical rival, one alum saw the threat to campus free speech. Now he fights to defend it.

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Don’t let Texas criminalize free political speech in the name of AI regulation

May 2, 2025

Texas lawmakers want to criminalize AI-generated memes and satire but their vague bills could turn free speech into a felony — and jokes into crimes.

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Brendan Carr’s Bizarro World FCC

May 1, 2025

Once a First Amendment champion, FCC Chair Brendan Carr now targets the press like a Bizarro World censor.

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Day 100! Abridging the First Amendment: Zick releases major resource report on Trump’s executive orders — First Amendment News 468

April 30, 2025

First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from ��ýapp�ٷ�.