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FIRE Co-Founder on Ward Churchill’s Firing
Check out FIRE co-founder Harvey Silverglate’s post ‘A Pox On Both Their Houses: Ward Churchill and UC-Boulder’ on his Boston Phoenix-sponsored blog Free for All.
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University of Florida dean unilaterally kicks out pro-Palestinian protester for three years, withholds her degree
Keely Gliwa was set to graduate with a masters in biochemistry and molecular biology before she was arrested for failing to disperse when police shut down a pro-Palestinian protest.
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University of Florida suspends student for three years over peaceful protest
In response to campus protests related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, UF made up unlawful rules to punish students for protected expression.
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Government transparency is critical when it comes to fighting censorship
Congress should pass FIRE’s SMART Act to rein in informal government censorship.
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Supreme Court agrees to review Fifth Circuit decision upholding Texas’ adult content age-verification law
SCOTUS couldn’t ignore a Fifth Circuit panel ignoring its precedent.