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Announcing a weekly FIREvideo series: ֭side Chats
We are excited to announce a new series of weekly video conversations with FIREstaff where we candidly discuss the top student and faculty rights stories of the day.
In our of ֭side Chats, Will Creeley moderates a discussion about the Anthony Scaramucci controversy at Tufts University with Brynne Madway and Adam Steinbaugh. Afterward, they are joined by Marieke Tuthill Beck-Coon for a conversation about student surveillance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
New episodes of ֭side Chats will be uploaded to our every week.
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VICTORY: Federal court halts Texas’ ‘no First Amendment after dark’ campus speech ban
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
Pentagon’s press badge policy unites journalists by offending the Constitution
The Pentagon's press badge policy is an unconstitutional attempt to single out reporters for less favorable treatment than the general public. Thankfully, it has united outlets against the effort.
The trouble with ‘dignity’
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, universities are navigating how to respond when community members says offensive things online. But if “dignity” becomes a rule, it stops inspiring virtue and starts enforcing conformity.
California wants to make platforms pay for offensive user posts. The First Amendment and Section 230 say otherwise.
California’s SB 771 would punish platforms for users’ speech — a clear First Amendment and Section 230 violation that would chill online expression.