FIREis suing the commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Education to stop censorship of an elected school board member who used social media to seek input from constituents.
FIREreached out to the over 600 academics listed in the Scholars Under Fire database who were targeted between 2020 and 2024, of whom 209 completed our survey.
A former doctoral student at the Eastman School of Music who was silenced after reporting harassment is standing up for herself in the way she knows best — by conducting a classical music concert in support of free expression.Â
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the University of Texas from enforcing a law that bans virtually all free speech on public university campuses after dark