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California wants to make platforms pay for offensive user posts. The First Amendment and Section 230 say otherwise.

October 11, 2025

California’s SB 771 would punish platforms for users’ speech — a clear First Amendment and Section 230 violation that would chill online expression.

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Arkansas wants to jail librarians. The First Amendment won’t allow it.

October 10, 2025

Arkansas’s Act 372 would let the state jail librarians for “harmful” books. The First Amendment won’t let censorship win.

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Why we shouldn’t let the government hit mute on AI speech

September 8, 2025

Across the country, officials are pressuring AI developers to bend outputs to their political preferences.

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FIRE statement on President Trump’s executive order to outlaw flag burning

August 25, 2025

Flag burning is protected expressive activity under the First Amendment.

Analysis

Fiction is not a felony

August 5, 2025

In courts across the country, prosecutors are turning lyrics into alleged confessions. A new bipartisan bill — the RAP Act — aims to protect artistic freedom.

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FIRE statement on Iowa's book ban

August 4, 2025

In a new amicus brief, FIREurges the court to block Iowa's broad book ban, which targets any book depicting a "sex act."

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Inside the Trump administration’s extortion-industrial complex

July 30, 2025

Trump’s $16M "60 Minutes" settlement wasn’t just hush money — it exposed a broader scheme of lawsuits and FCC pressure turning media compliance into policy.

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FIRE statement on FCC approval of Skydance-Paramount acquisition

July 25, 2025

The FCC has no business dictating the editorial choices of media outlets or conditioning merger approval on the viewpoints a network chooses to air.

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Supreme Court case upholding age-verification for online adult content newly references 'partially protected speech,' gives it lesser First Amendment scrutiny

July 14, 2025

In FSC v. Paxton, the Court lowers First Amendment protections for adult sites, upholding Texas’ age-verification law and coining a new category — “partially protected speech.”

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All that glitters is not gold: A brief history of efforts to rebrand social media censorship

July 11, 2025

Lawmakers are rebranding online speech regulations as child safety or consumer protection, but the First Amendment isn’t fooled. This piece unpacks the censorship hiding behind the spin.