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Across the nation, free speech rights are under attack. Join us in defending this essential quality of liberty. Make your voice heard and join a campaign below.
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If we allow scholars to be intimidated into silence under the threat of meritless legal action, we risk losing the critical voices that keep our government, history, and society honest.
Texas lawmakers are censoring first and asking questions later. This doesn’t make anyone safer; it just silences essential conversations.
Posthumous Pardon for D.M. Bennett
FIRE filed a petition on June 17 calling on President Joe Biden to posthumously pardon D.M. Bennett, one of the Comstock Act’s most prominent victims.
Protect the First Amendment: Oppose the Antisemitism Awareness Act
Speak out against this unconstitutional legislation by emailing your senator today.
Help Defend Free Speech in Vermont!
Demand state police develop and implement policies that ensure our First Amendment rights.
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Tell Columbia its “Abysmal” speech climate is unacceptable
Tell Columbia to cultivate a better climate for free expression by realigning itself with its own promises to protect free speech. Only then can Columbia bounce back from this year’s ranking.
Penn State must end its reign of censorship now
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Penn State is engaging in censorship, and it must end now.
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