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The federal charges against Don Lemon raise serious concerns for press freedom
Last night, federal agents arrested journalist Don Lemon in connection with an anti-ICE protest inside a Minnesota church earlier this month. […]
January 30, 2026
Short on resources, special educators are using AI – with little knowledge of the effects
In special education in the U.S., funding is scarce and personnel shortages are pervasive, leaving many school districts struggling to […]
January 30, 2026
Demand for Jewish Employee Lists Unconstitutional (opinion)
The Trump administration’s effort to use the problem of antisemitism on campuses as an excuse to bend universities to its […]
January 30, 2026
Florida Now Accepting Public Comment on H-1B Visa Hiring Ban
Florida took another step Thursday toward banning all its public universities from hiring foreign workers on H-1B visas. The state […]
January 29, 2026
The American people fact-checked their government
This essay was originally published by Persuasion on Jan. 28, 2025. On Oct. 17, 1961, tens of thousands of […]
January 29, 2026
Even when people’s rights are ignored, understanding the law can keep protesters engaged
There’s been a rise of know-your-rights training sessions in response to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement tactics. This has […]
January 29, 2026
California prohibits its teachers from talking about a student’s gender identity to their parents. That raises First Amendment concerns.
Can a state bar public school teachers from talking to a student’s parents about their minor child’s gender identity without […]
January 29, 2026
Facing mass protests, Iran relies on familiar tools of state violence and internet blackouts
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers […]
January 28, 2026
Unsealed records reveal officials targeted Khalil, Ozturk, Mahdawi solely for protected speech
For months, the Trump administration has tried to justify its targeting of prominent pro-Palestinian activists like Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and […]
January 28, 2026