Superior Charter Township, Michigan: Town Clerk bans campaign literature inside polling precincts

In August 2024, the Superior Township Clerk published a post-election report which highlighted a directive she issued to election workers. Per the report, she instructed staff not to allow campaign literature inside polling precincts.

University of Oregon: Administrators Send “Halloween Reminders” Email that Threatens to Chill Student Expression

UO Division of Student Life calls certain costumes “unacceptable.”

Berklee College of Music: Administration Indefinitely Postpones Student Event on Transgender Issues

Calling off the controversial event prevents the student organizer from telling his own life story

Portland State University: University Refers Student to Bias Team for Dressing as Nazi for Costume Contest

University’s referral to the bias team comes with implicit threat of discipline

San Diego State University: University Investigates Video of Individuals Dressed as P. Diddy and Baby Oil for Halloween

The university is looking to identify the two individuals, suggesting discipline may be meted out

Speech First, Inc. v. Whitten

FIRE is supporting Speech First’s petition with a friend-of-the-court brief, urging the Supreme Court to take the case.

Pennsylvania State University: Administrators Restrict Election Activities on Campus

University of Vermont Students for Justice in Palestine v. The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

FIRE filed a motion for leave to submit an amicus brief in support of neither party in a dispute over the University of Vermont’s interim ban on “all organizational activities.”

American University: University Summons Student Organization to Meeting with Administrators Over Political Meme

After a student complained to American University about a meme posted on social media by the College Republicans, administrators summoned the group to a meeting to discuss the complainant’s concerns

Cornell University: Administrator Says Faculty’s Classroom Speech is Being “Scrutinized”

Cornell administrator told more than 200 parents in a Zoom meeting that faculty’s classroom speech is being scrutinized for anti-Semitism