Press Releases

December

• 12/30/2010, 2010: A Pivotal Year for Campus Liberty
• 12/22/2010, FIRE to Administrators of Public Colleges Nationwide: Beware of Personal Liability for Free Speech Violations
• 12/20/2010, FIRE Report: Campus Speech Codes Trend Down While New Threats to Free Speech Emerge
• 12/14/2010, Syracuse University Threatens 'Harassment' Charges over Satirical Blog; Seeks Gag Order on Alleged Author
• 12/10/2010, Under Pressure from FIRE, Northern Illinois U. Finally Recognizes 'Students for Sensible Drug Policy,' But Double Standards and Other First Amendment Violations Persist
• 12/06/2010, Northern Illinois U. Kicks 'Students for Sensible Drug Policy' off Campus for Its Views; Campus Policy Attempts to Overrule 5 out of 5 Rights in the First Amendment

November

• 11/30/2010, University Recognizes Young Americans for Freedom: Conservative and Libertarian Groups Were Too 'Similar' to Coexist
• 11/23/2010, 'Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act' Threatens Free Speech on Campus

October

• 10/28/2010, University of Virginia Eliminates All Speech Codes, Earning FIRE's 'Green Light' Rating
• 10/18/2010, Discriminatory Treatment of Student Organizations at DePaul University
• 10/12/2010, FIRE Asks Ninth Circuit to Grant Rehearing in 'Ask God What Your Grade Is' Case

September

• 09/27/2010, Censorship of Anti-Terrorism Art Exhibit Documented in New FIRE Video
• 09/22/2010, Victory in Georgia: Student Cleared of Charges for Complaint about Campus Parking
• 09/20/2010, FIRE Places Billboard Criticizing Bucknell University's Free Speech Record
• 09/16/2010, Grambling State University Bans Use of E-Mail for Core Political Expression
• 09/07/2010, Victory in Federal Court for Student Expelled for Peaceful Protest; University President Held Personally Responsible for Rights Violation
• 09/02/2010, In Reversal, UCLA Temporarily Halts Retaliation Against Whistleblowing Professor

August

• 08/31/2010, Red Alert: FIRE Exposes Worst Abusers of Student, Faculty Rights in 'U.S. News' Rankings Issue
• 08/18/2010, Victory for Free Speech: Third Circuit Strikes Down University of Virgin Islands' Speech Codes
• 08/02/2010, FIRE to Offer Continuing Legal Education Course on First Amendment Law on Campus

July

• 07/28/2010, Victory for Free Speech on Campus: Mississippi College Reverses Punishment of Student for Swearing Outside of Class
• 07/26/2010, Victory for Academic Freedom: 'Human Heredity' Professor Receives $100,000 Settlement

June

• 06/30/2010, FIRE Launches New Video Series With Short Film on Censorship of Gun-Related Speech
• 06/28/2010, In ‘CLS v. Martinez’ Ruling, Sharply Divided Supreme Court Undermines Freedom of Association on Campus

May

• 05/26/2010, Victory: Clemson Drops All Charges Against Student Accused of ‘Disorderly Conduct’ for E-Mail
• 05/18/2010, Mississippi College Bars Student from Course for Swearing Outside of Class
• 05/13/2010, FIRE and ACLU of San Diego: California College's 'Free Speech Patio' Chills Expression

April

• 04/21/2010, Victory: Pro-Life Student Group Finally Recognized at University of Arizona
• 04/07/2010, New Duke Policy Renders Students Unwitting Rapists; Removes Protections for Those Accused of Sexual Misconduct

March

• 03/30/2010, Victory for Free Speech at Duke: Pro-Life Group's Rights Restored
• 03/29/2010, Duke Keeps Pro-Life Group Out of Women’s Center During ‘Week for Life’
• 03/24/2010, University of Chicago Repeatedly Censors Student Facebook Posts
• 03/16/2010, Victory for Free Speech on Campus: Federal Court Strikes Down Gun Rights Protest Restrictions at Tarrant County College
• 03/11/2010, Victory for Freedom of the Press: UC San Diego Ends Unconstitutional Funding Freeze

February

• 02/23/2010, UC San Diego Freezes Funds for 33 Media Groups, Dissolves Student TV, Threatens to Punish Students for Protected Speech
• 02/11/2010, Victory for Free Speech at Temple University As Unconstitutional Security Fee is Withdrawn; Policy Still Troubling
• 02/04/2010, FIRE Files Supreme Court 'Amicus' Brief Supporting Freedom of Association in 'Christian Legal Society v. Martinez'

January

• 01/20/2010, Temple University Charges Unconstitutional ‘Security’ Fee for Geert Wilders Event; Dutch Trial Begins Today over Controversial Expression
• 01/13/2010, FIRE Urges Ninth Circuit To Defend First Amendment on Campus in ‘Ask God What Your Grade Is’ Lawsuit

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