Friendly reminder: Whether you think professors should address personal opinions on controversial issues in the classroom or not, it does not by itself violate the First Amendment.
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6,500 followers
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About us
FIRE’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought—the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights, promotes a culture of respect for these rights, and provides the means to preserve them. FIRE recognizes that colleges and universities play a vital role in preserving free thought within a free society. To this end, we place a special emphasis on defending the individual rights of students and faculty members on our nation’s campuses, including freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process, legal equality, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience.
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http://www.thefire.org
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- 1999
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- Education, Constitutional law, First Amendment law, and Higher Education
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The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has begun releasing [heavily redacted] reports from its new ‘anti-harassment’ investigations — and it doesn’t look good. As FIRE warned, it seems the only way to satisfy the OCR’s mandate is to silence “offensive” speech, regardless of the First Amendment or college policy. For a public agency entrusted with the responsibility of defending civil rights, the OCR’s blatant disregard for free speech is disturbing. FIRE’s Robert Shibley breaks down the reports from the University of Michigan, the The City University of New York system, and Lafayette College in his latest for FIRE.
Fed investigation of Lafayette College over Israel-Hamas protests highlights new threat to free speech
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This term, the #SupremeCourt heard eight First Amendment-related cases. The Justices ruled on some cases and side-stepped the ultimate merits in others. Here are 5️⃣ big things you should know about the Court’s #firstamendment decisions. 🔥 🔥 🔥
In a blockbuster First Amendment term, the Supreme Court got the big stuff right
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JUSTICE KAGAN: The First Amendment "does not go on leave when social media are involved." FIRE’s Bob Corn-Revere breaks down for Fox News Media last week’s NetChoice SCOTUS decision, which reaffirmed a foundational free speech principle: The First Amendment limits censorship and content selection by the government, not private publishers.
Here's how the Supreme Court got the big free speech stuff right
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First Amendment violations are expensive, folks.
$235,000 Settlement Is Reached in Police Raid of a Kansas Newspaper
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Freedom of expression isn’t just important — it’s essential. It’s the bedrock of a free society, and our best tool for getting closer to the truth. That’s why it’s protected by the First Amendment and defended by FIRE. #luixiaobo #freedomofexpression #firstamendment #truth #humanity
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The Department of Education’s new anti-harassment mandates needlessly pit First Amendment rights against federal anti-discrimination laws. The move sets a disturbing new precedent for students and faculty hoping to speak freely on or off campus.
Feds' new ‘anti-harassment' mandate to universities: Violate the First Amendment
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The right to petition is about more than gathering signatures. The First Amendment guarantees the right to express your opinions about the government — even if those opinions are only negative — without fear of retaliation. Democracy cannot exist without this fundamental right. #firstamendment #righttopetition #freespeech #civilrights #democracy
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Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression reposted this
This week on So to Speak, host and FIRE Executive Vice President Nico Perrino , Institute for Justice Deputy Litigation Director Robert McNamara, FIRE General Counsel Ronnie London, and FIRE Chief Counsel Bob Corn-Revere reflect on the First Amendment cases tried before the Supreme Court over the past term (including Moody v. NetChoice, NetChoice v. Paxton, NRA v. Vullo, Murthy v. Missouri, Gonzalez v. Trevino, Vidal v. Elster, O’Connor-Ratliff v. Garnier, Lindke v. Freed, Loper Bright Enterprised v. Raimondo, and the upcoming Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton).
Free Speech catastrophizing in the NYT, Rapper must submit lyrics for judicial approval, & did SCOTUS punt on NetChoice?
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