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Rienzie v. Haaland: The national parks belong to the American public. We should be allowed to film there without seeking government approval.

��ݮ��ƵAPP�� filed a lawsuit on behalf of documentary filmmakers as well as the National Press Photographers Association to block the National Park Service from enforcing its filming permit and fee requirements against the public.

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University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming: Student Government Recommends Slashing Student Media Funding, Citing Content Disagreements

Senators cited student opinions, number of ads in vote recommending cutting the fee by 75 percent.

Advocacy

San Francisco City Attorney Uses California Law Prohibiting Distribution of Information “Relating” to Sealed Arrest Reports to Protect Tech CEO

The First Amendment protects the right to share lawfully-obtained information the government would prefer kept quiet. But California’s anti-dissemination statute flouts that freedom.

Litigation

University of Texas at Dallas

University of Texas at Dallas: Administrators Fire Editor-in-Chief, Run Roughshod over Editorial Independence, Press Freedom

University officials retaliated against the student newspaper’s staff for their coverage of campus encampments, ignoring the First Amendment and university policy in the process.

Advocacy

Texas State University - San Marcos

Texas State University: Administrators Bar RAs From Speaking to Journalists Without Permission

Texas State’s Department of Housing and Residential Life demanded RAs receive approval before speaking to the media or lose their jobs and their housing

Advocacy

Florida Department of Health: Department threatens legal proceedings against local TV stations for airing political ad

The Florida Department of Health sent identical letters to at least two local TV stations concerning their broadcast of a political ad advocating abortion rights.

Advocacy

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: Administrators Demand Housing Student Employees Get Permission Before Speaking with Media

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Housing tells students employed by the department they must get approval from the Housing Director before speaking about personal concerns.

FIRE Victory Advocacy

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

Pennsylvania State University: Administrators Take Down Student Paper’s Newsstands, Steal Issues Over Political Advertising

After fully defunding the student-run Daily Collegian last year, Penn State administrators delivered another blow, demanding the paper stop selling newsstand ads

Advocacy

U.S. News & World Report v. Chiu

San Francisco's city attorney took issue with U.S. News & World Report’s annual hospital ranking and opened an investigation for alleged false or misleading advertising.

Amicus Brief

Posthumous Pardon Petition for D.M. Bennett

First Amendment expert who secured posthumous pardon for Lenny Bruce seeks justice from President Joe Biden for another wronged American.

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Rienzie v. Haaland: The national parks belong to the American public. We should be allowed to film there without seeking government approval.

University of Wyoming: Student Government Recommends Slashing Student Media Funding, Citing Content Disagreements

San Francisco City Attorney Uses California Law Prohibiting Distribution of Information “Relating” to Sealed Arrest Reports to Protect Tech CEO

University of Texas at Dallas: Administrators Fire Editor-in-Chief, Run Roughshod over Editorial Independence, Press Freedom

Texas State University: Administrators Bar RAs From Speaking to Journalists Without Permission

Florida Department of Health: Department threatens legal proceedings against local TV stations for airing political ad

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: Administrators Demand Housing Student Employees Get Permission Before Speaking with Media

Pennsylvania State University: Administrators Take Down Student Paper’s Newsstands, Steal Issues Over Political Advertising

U.S. News & World Report v. Chiu

Posthumous Pardon Petition for D.M. Bennett

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JUSTICE: Judge throws out criminal charge against Arizona mom arrested for criticizing a city attorney’s pay

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VICTORY: Federal appeals court rules tweeting about Cardi B shouldn’t get a graduate student expelled

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Animal rights advocates sue after facing ongoing censorship and arrest for peaceful advocacy in Houston public park

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Featured Advocacy Cases

Baraboo, Wisconsin: Board of Education proposes unconstitutional “Anti-Hate Speech” policy

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University of Florida: University orders last-minute cancellation of symposium on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

University of Florida

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: Attempt to Terminate Tenured Professor for Making Pornography Outside of Work

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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