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Check Out ÃÛÖÏãÌÒ's Back to School Page!

You can now access ÃÛÖÏãÌÒ’s favorite Back to School resources all in one place.
Our popular Back to School series covered a range of helpful information that we hope will get you ready to speak your mind on campus this semester—now these tips have been compiled on a single, user-friendly webpage.
On our Back to School resource page you can:
- learn more about your right to protest on campus,
- find out if your school restricts speech, and take action if they do,
- prepare to defend yourself against attempts to censor political speech,
- get tips on hosting an advocacy event … and more!
We’ve even got two helpful videos on students’ rights ...

...and campus advocacy.

Check out all of FIRE's great Back to School resources, then get out there and speak your mind this semester!
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FIREsues Rubio for targeting noncitizens' protected speech — fighting to strike down unconstitutional visa and deportation powers.

Heckler’s veto at the turnstiles
The UK is banning fans of an Israeli soccer team, citing security concerns. Safety matters, but the law protects both fans and protesters alike.

The Supreme Court should strike down Colorado’s ban on ‘conversion therapy.’ Here’s why.
SCOTUS should nix Colorado’s conversion-therapy ban. Talk therapy is speech, not conduct — and viewpoint-based bans endanger free expression for us all.

University of Rochester student expelled after speaking out about harassment will lead orchestra in concert to affirm free expression
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